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Old 12-19-2010, 03:55 PM   #16
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Serious wobble.


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I'll try to adjust the bearings while I still have my current tire on there so I can see if it makes an improvement.
It's on my list as a winter project. I have read several times that riders have a front wobble. I do not like to take my hands completely off the handle bars with this bike. Low speed wobble is awful and it will start to go at higher speeds too. I was starting to think it's the fairing and gear on the handlebars but I don't like to assume anything when my butt is on the line.

I am also thinking of replacing the front shocks with progressives and fork oil at the same time.

I know what the manual says but what are folks seeing as a good time to replace the stem bearings. I can't imagine them going at 19,000 miles.
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Old 12-19-2010, 05:18 PM   #17
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Serious wobble.

I doubt very much its the fairing causing any of it. I removed mine once to see if it made a difference and it didn't change it one bit.
Like I said earlier I'll check the bearings and tighten them up a little more to see if that curesthe wobble.
I know that if Im carrying a passenger it goes away, it must have something to do with the weight transfer that causes this.
I feel confident if I can fix it with my current tire that it will be fine after that with the new tire I'll be installing. Thats why I'll try to fix it before I replace the old tire.
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