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Barefoot Bay, FL United States | Hell, I can't even BEGIN to let go of the handlebars, and it starts a NASTY wobble that would turn into a tank-slapper if I didn't grab on with at least one hand. Not sure what's up wid dat!! I feel a slight wobble at very slow speed also. Hmmmm???
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Jasper, MO | witchbiker - 2015-09-20 9:38 AM
Hell, I can't even BEGIN to let go of the handlebars, and it starts a NASTY wobble that would turn into a tank-slapper if I didn't grab on with at least one hand. Not sure what's up wid dat!! I feel a slight wobble at very slow speed also. Hmmmm???
witchbiker '08 Cherry Tour Premie only 62K
Bad tire.
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Prairie City, IA United States | It could be the tire or stem bearings. Go the simple route and try the tire 1st. |
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Davenport, IA | What tires are you running, how many miles on your tires? If not the tires, then I would say steering head bearings. |
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Jasper, MO | rdbudd - 2015-09-20 9:56 AM
witchbiker - 2015-09-20 9:38 AM
Hell, I can't even BEGIN to let go of the handlebars, and it starts a NASTY wobble that would turn into a tank-slapper if I didn't grab on with at least one hand. Not sure what's up wid dat!! I feel a slight wobble at very slow speed also. Hmmmm???
witchbiker '08 Cherry Tour Premie only 62K
Bad tire.
Ronnie
I bet a dollar to a doughnut that it's a bad rear tire. The miles and brand don't mean much either. I've seen a tire start to separate and it caused just this issue on a Goldwing. It happened to be a Dunlop, but I've seen it with other brands too. Sometimes you get a bad tire.
That wobble at low speeds gives it away. That's the tire. It is probably separating on one side of the tread, causing a high spot.
Ronnie
Edited by rdbudd 2015-09-21 10:42 AM
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | rainryder II - 2015-09-21 1:14 PM go darkside. go WHITEside wall ... |
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Barefoot Bay, FL United States | It IS a white sidewall. Doesn't stop the wobble. How about a bent rim? Lovely roads in Maine, donchya know!! |
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| Take the wheel off and have it balanced that will tell you a lot of stuff. Make sure to tell the person what you are experiencing first. Don't want anyone hurt. |
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Barefoot Bay, FL United States | All was done when tires were installed last year. Shop said nothing unusual showed up on balance tests. They are Bias ply though. They were all I could find in a WWW tire. As I sit here typing this, I don't recall the brand, but they are a well known one. I think I'll just go back to BW, since the WW is just one more thing to clean. '08 Cherry Tour Premie 62K
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Belding Michigan | I have had some bad tires on my bike and not have that happen and that is bad as I out of balance or broken cords I never let the tread get run down. All that said take a look at two things that not everyone checks the steering head bearings can be to tight or to loose. the other thing I would check is the swing Arm bushing. I had a wing that was my friends and when we finally checked if had the bushing worn so it was like a broken back. It caused a Tank slap. not readily apparent until you are on the road. Archie |
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Pittsburgh, PA | I had a similar situation and it was the rear tire as well. I have not had any luck with these dunlap elite 3 and they are expensive. |
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Barefoot Bay, FL United States | Dunlop E3's are terrible!! There is almost no rain groove crossing over into the middle of the front tire, and the distance between the grooves almost makes it a "slick". High speed in the rain??!!?!? Be very carefull. Also they make the front tire 'harder' in the middle inch to inch-and-a-half, so after 2-3k miles, the middle of the tire is sometimes raised 1/4" to 1/2" higher than the rest of the tire. When you take a turn, the bike "falls off" the higher center part and it feels like you've just driven off a railroad track. Can feel a little unsettling at best!! witchbiker
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TANKSLAPPER?!?!?