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What causes my bike to wobble when I let off the gas when going over 60mph

Hard to say...check the head bearing, it might be a little lose.

Johnj wrote:Hard to say...check the head bearing, it might be a little lose.

where is the head bering

It's the one that the front end uses. I suggest you get a service manual.

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.

Gummiente 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.

Thank you

DESERTRIVERRAT64 wrote:Thank you

No problemo. Now, how about a pic of your bike? I've always liked the Wide Glide.

Gummiente 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.

I t looks like I need a special tool to do that