Wobble when I slow down when going over 60 on my HD FXDWG
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Wobble when I slow down when going over 60 on my HD FXDWG
What causes my bike to wobble when I let off the gas when going over 60mph
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Re: Wobble when I slow down when going over 60 on my HD FXDW
Hard to say...check the head bearing, it might be a little lose.
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Re: Wobble when I slow down when going over 60 on my HD FXDW
where is the head beringJohnj wrote:Hard to say...check the head bearing, it might be a little lose.
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Re: Wobble when I slow down when going over 60 on my HD FXDW
It's the one that the front end uses. I suggest you get a service manual. 

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Re: Wobble when I slow down when going over 60 on my HD FXDW
With the Wide Glide front end and skinny tire (unless you've installed a "cat squasher"), I agree with Johnj's suspicion about the steering head bearing. But if you don't know what that is and how it works, you'd be much better off taking the bike to a reputable mechanic to have it looked at.


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Re: Wobble when I slow down when going over 60 on my HD FXDW
Thank youGummiente wrote:With the Wide Glide front end and skinny tire (unless you've installed a "cat squasher"), I agree with Johnj's suspicion about the steering head bearing. But if you don't know what that is and how it works, you'd be much better off taking the bike to a reputable mechanic to have it looked at.
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Re: Wobble when I slow down when going over 60 on my HD FXDW
No problemo. Now, how about a pic of your bike?DESERTRIVERRAT64 wrote:Thank you



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Re: Wobble when I slow down when going over 60 on my HD FXDW
I t looks like I need a special tool to do thatGummiente wrote:With the Wide Glide front end and skinny tire (unless you've installed a "cat squasher"), I agree with Johnj's suspicion about the steering head bearing. But if you don't know what that is and how it works, you'd be much better off taking the bike to a reputable mechanic to have it looked at.