Bagger wobble solved!
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So GoofSB did you finish and test ride yet? I did the swingarm rebuild on my 06 a few months ago with the front motor mount replacement also. The bike tracks great but I had a whole lotta shakin going on. Frustrating. It felt like the motor mount was bad in the front again. I ordered and installed the Glide-Pro motor mount and the vibration is gone from my handlebars. What a huge difference. Just my take on this. I have no affiliation with Glide-Pro. Just a happy rider now. The 90718-79C mount was the cause of my vibration. Problem solved .
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So GoofSB did you finish and test ride yet? I did the swingarm rebuild on my 06 a few months ago with the front motor mount replacement also. The bike tracks great but I had a whole lotta shakin going on. Frustrating. It felt like the motor mount was bad in the front again. I ordered and installed the Glide-Pro motor mount and the vibration is gone from my handlebars. What a huge difference. Just my take on this. I have no affiliation with Glide-Pro. Just a happy rider now. The 90718-79C mount was the cause of my vibration. Problem solved .
wobble
07 Road King with 11,000 mi. Just started a wicked high speed wobble.
ck tire pressure, set to 35 lbs thought it was gone then today passing a car doing about 70 and OMG !!! Read about swingarm bearings could this be the problem on a bike with so few miles? Never had this problem on any of my big Jap bikes.Will ck out swingarm and see
ck tire pressure, set to 35 lbs thought it was gone then today passing a car doing about 70 and OMG !!! Read about swingarm bearings could this be the problem on a bike with so few miles? Never had this problem on any of my big Jap bikes.Will ck out swingarm and see
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07 Road King with 11,000 mi. Just started a wicked high speed wobble.
ck tire pressure, set to 35 lbs thought it was gone then today passing a car doing about 70 and OMG !!! Read about swingarm bearings could this be the problem on a bike with so few miles? Never had this problem on any of my big Jap bikes.Will ck out swingarm and see
ck tire pressure, set to 35 lbs thought it was gone then today passing a car doing about 70 and OMG !!! Read about swingarm bearings could this be the problem on a bike with so few miles? Never had this problem on any of my big Jap bikes.Will ck out swingarm and see
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07 Road King with 11,000 mi. Just started a wicked high speed wobble.
ck tire pressure, set to 35 lbs thought it was gone then today passing a car doing about 70 and OMG !!! Read about swingarm bearings could this be the problem on a bike with so few miles? Never had this problem on any of my big Jap bikes.Will ck out swingarm and see
ck tire pressure, set to 35 lbs thought it was gone then today passing a car doing about 70 and OMG !!! Read about swingarm bearings could this be the problem on a bike with so few miles? Never had this problem on any of my big Jap bikes.Will ck out swingarm and see
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Definitely!
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Woodman, It's done. So far I've only put about 35 miles on it and since the rear tire is new, I didn't push it too hard. However, it does seem better. Seemed like the rear was tracking the front better and like they were more glued together, but that's a first impression at 60 or 65 mph. I didn't notice any change in vibration anywhere. Once the tire is more broken in and I hit some curves at speeds with previous issues, I'll report back.
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From: LA
Going back to the Aurora bearing ... why spherical instead of plain? Is there some hidden advantage?
I see STA-BO do 'ED16' bearing replacements
Has anyone machined up a STA-BO I to suit the later larger diameter spindle? Or STA-BO I equivalent.
Thanks
I see STA-BO do 'ED16' bearing replacements
Has anyone machined up a STA-BO I to suit the later larger diameter spindle? Or STA-BO I equivalent.
Thanks
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