Wobbly front end
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SoonerSoftail
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My 05 Heritage wobbles a bit when I'm between 25 and 35 mph and riding with one hand. If I keep both hands on the bars it stops. It's done since I got it with about 5000 miles on it. Everything mentioned earlier has been checked and rechecked. The only thing that ever made any difference was that when I put on a new Avon Venom on the front it got noticeably worse for a few hundred miles, then went back to the way it was.
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just sayin that this is what we call a tank slapper in the isle of man (Bray Hill 180 mph if U is on the money) RWB had similar probs on his Dyna (not the tank slapper I hasten to add-he is still with us and in one piece!).
For my 2c, don't ignore checking out the rear end just cos the percieved problem is at the front.
See RWBs link re this problem.
Also, re tyre (tire) pressures, many pressure gauges are very inaccurate, so I use one gauge only and set the pressure according to how the bike handles in relation to the pressure reading on that gauge.
Hope thats of some use.
Good luck.
just sayin that this is what we call a tank slapper in the isle of man (Bray Hill 180 mph if U is on the money) RWB had similar probs on his Dyna (not the tank slapper I hasten to add-he is still with us and in one piece!).
For my 2c, don't ignore checking out the rear end just cos the percieved problem is at the front.
See RWBs link re this problem.
Also, re tyre (tire) pressures, many pressure gauges are very inaccurate, so I use one gauge only and set the pressure according to how the bike handles in relation to the pressure reading on that gauge.
Hope thats of some use.
Good luck.