Rear stabilizer

Vibratinharley

It's good that others have noticed this as I know it's not in my head and my bike is maintained properly. And, the stabilizer I installed did make it better. Lets get the real reason why they redesigned the frame on the 2009 Touring bikes.

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2008 Ultra Classic in all crashed up dark blue pearl
Stock Induction, Stock Exhaust, Xied's and
Alloy Art Touring XR Stabilizer (Wobble Fix)
No good deed goes unpunished!

flh canuck

I have noticed this so-called wobble on occasion both on my present 08 Electraglide and my previous 2000 Electraglide but to me it feels more like a wallow than a wobble.

It has typically occured when I encounter rough pavement while taking corners at higher speeds.

Am I suprised or concerned about this? No.

I understand and accept that the Electraglide is a rubber mounted swing arm/engine combination. While this design does an amazing job of smoothing out vibration and makes for a comfortable ride, the nature of the design does have certain limitations.

Mostly, when I feel the motorcycle start to wallow, it serves to remind me that I am on an 800 pound touring machine, not a 400 pound sport bike and probably shouldn't be taking corners so damn fast....

Every machine out there regardless of make or model, has certain design limitations and if you exceed those limitations, you are probably going to get yourself into trouble.

That being said, I may take a closer look at one of those fancy stabilizer devices because anything that improves the handling and stability of my motorcycle is is always a good thing.

Axel

There's no question about the cause of the FLH wobble, and it isn't the old frame. It's the change from three rubber mounts to two, which occurred in '93, I think. The two mounts are not enough to keep the drivetrain stable and aligned with the wheels. The problem has worsened as the bikes become heavier. The change was made for ease of manufacturing. Several police motors have crashed because of this and lawsuits have been filed.
Frankly, if you add one of the stabilizers that are on the market now, or if someone has a way to change to the old three rubber mounts, I think you'd have a superior frame to the '09 frame, which is in two pieces to make the manufacturing of the new trike easier.

09ultra

What do you think of the 09 frame? Is it better than the previous models? In your opinion, will it help the "wobble" or was it's sole purpose to make it more friendly to the trike? Just curious as what your thoughts are.

Vibratinharley

Here is some info I found on the web in regards to the 2009 Touring bikes. From what I hear, the new redesigned frame is supposedly working really well. Check out this web site " Motorcycle.com" for info on Harley Davidson 2009 Touring bikes>>>2009 Harley-Davidson Touring Models Review - Motorcycle.com

What is really interesting about this article is how it tells you in the reviews of this bike about the redesigned frame and how it has eliminated the wallowing in sweeper curves. Humm??? Interesting. Oh, thats right, I forgot, It's all in my head and my bike at 1000 miles when I first noticed this condition was poorly maintained. My Bad!

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2008 Ultra Classic in all crashed up dark blue pearl
Stock Induction, Stock Exhaust, Xied's and
Alloy Art Touring XR Stabilizer (Wobble Fix)
No good deed goes unpunished!

Nitzo

+1


I came off of sport bikes to this Harley............you have to know what you are riding and what it is for. JMO

sddurbin

Thanks to everyone who chimed in on my post. Just turned 7000 miles on the FLHT, my first bagger, and wait to see if I notice any more symptoms of 'wallow/wobbling'. I don't usually travel over 80 mph, and ride solo, and I want to see what, if any difference a new set of tires plays when it's time to replace them.

Scott in IL-'08 FLHT(the Mistress)

dmnrdn

I went from a FXDI to a FLHTCU. I drove the FXDI hard in the corners. The FLHTCU seemed to have what I called the Holla-Hoop butt compared to the FXDI. I put a TWR on mine and it went away.