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Sorry, OP, but it's on you. The post 2009 touring bikes don't wobble if they are properly maintained, and checking the tires regularly is your responsibility.
i think more people would check their air pressure on a regular basis if it was not so damned hard to do. it is a real pain in the *** to get a tire gauge on the valve stem that comes on these bikes--are you listening moco?
as an alternative to the 90* valve stems that anotherblacksg posted, i use an extension hose that i made from an old automotive cigarette lighter inflator. you know, the kind that has the nozzle that 'locks' onto the valve stem? what i did was cut the hose off, and in the end that was cut i inserted a schraeder valve. when i need to check my air pressure, i just lock the one end on the valve stem and use the schraeder valve for the air pressure gauge and tire chuck. makes life much easier, and it was a bunch cheaper than those 90* valve stems. not that there is anything wrong with them, i'm just a cheap bastard
Sorry, OP, but it's on you. The post 2009 touring bikes don't wobble if they are properly maintained, and checking the tires regularly is your responsibility.
BS. My '11 (same frame) is maintained religiously and has wobbled since day one.
BS. My '11 (same frame) is maintained religiously and has wobbled since day one.
BS back atcha. I've put over 25,000 miles on my '11 in all imaginable riding conditions, at all speeds, and no wobble. Although, if I all of a sudden forgot all of my riding skills I'm sure it theoretically might be able to wobble. Maintained properly and ridden skillfully they don't wobble.
Don't let it get to you. Some are being unusually harsh and overly judgmental but hey it's the internet and since you are talking about the same bike most here have (frame wise) some figure you're talking about THEIR bike and get all emotional about it.
Judgmental asshats....You get used to it when you ride a Road Glide... Just Sayin
Bingo Brother ... Well said "TKDKurt" and regarding what "MKGuitar" said another Bingo Brother ... sooner or later you've got to be responsible for your own actions ... http://www.msf-usa.org/downloads/t-c...nchecklist.pdf
Well if they do fix it I would be interested to know what was causing it. I have an '09 and I have never had the wobble problem. Doesn't mean that I will never have it or that anyone else that is having a problem with the wobble is full of BS. It is pretty well documented that some machines do have the problem.
Someone here posted about the wobble and stated he changed his rear swingarm bearings with teflon, sealed bearings and it cured to wobble....
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