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Dr.agony

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need some input,got a 2005 road glide.front end starts to wobble after my hands are off the bar,balanced front wheel, tightned trple tree nut. still wobbling, well handlebars are shaking back and forth. thought of uneven fork oil but it has never been touched so it should have been stock implementation anyone heard of this before. Thanx:(
 
Dr.agony said:
need some input,got a 2005 road glide.front end starts to wobble after my hands are off the bar,balanced front wheel, tightned trple tree nut. still wobbling, well handlebars are shaking back and forth. thought of uneven fork oil but it has never been touched so it should have been stock implementation anyone heard of this before. Thanx:(
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My 05RG has never given me any front end wobble, that has been a real strong point on the bike. How many miles on the bike? How many miles on the front tire? How was it balanced? Did you do the fall away procedure for the front end? You probably need to change the fork oil.
 
Dr.agony said:
need some input,got a 2005 road glide.front end starts to wobble after my hands are off the bar,balanced front wheel, tightned trple tree nut. still wobbling, well handlebars are shaking back and forth. thought of uneven fork oil but it has never been touched so it should have been stock implementation anyone heard of this before. Thanx:(
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High or low speed wobble , front tire tread cupping / uneven wear , warped rotor , brake piston not releasing completly, handle bars tight ???????
 
Does it wobble all the time or just the first few miles? Does it sit for a long time or is it ridden daily? Have both tires been checked for tread separation? Was the rear tire balanced too?
 
thanx for the replies but I already checked all that new tires brakes are good, tires balanced. I will do it if I am tooling along ,let go of the handlebars and just pull the bars a little it will start wobbling, back and forth.I can go 100 mph and hold on with one hand and its fine. I am a high speeder but if I hit a bump you can feel it ,wondering maybe the fork oil is uneven, just a thought ,. ,its not like I havnt been ridin ,been doin it for many many years but this one has stumped me, I am really fussy with everything but I feel I am missing something. any other educated guesses let me know. Thank You
 
Like I said earlier my front end has always been solid. I did have a high speed wobble that I cured by adding a rear stabilizer. Mine is from TWR, but progressive and several others are selling them. Since I added the link my RG feels like it's on a rail on the stright stuff and the twisties. With the cruise set hands off the bike feels solid no shakes.
 
The MoCo has issued a service bulletin on 2009 Touring models regarding the adjustment of the steering head bearings. In reading the symptoms and solutions, this issue sounds like it could be a steering head bearing mis-adjustment. One other thing to check is your front tire for wear, out of round or tread separation. (The service bulletin # is M-1246 for reference)
 
Your bike is a 05 have you greased the front bearing at all ?? If not the font bearings may be wearing out .
 
Have an 04 Road Glide with 103K on it that's stable at all speeds unless the Tour Pak is on. Then it will do the same thing at speeds under 30 MPH.
 
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