I'm riding a friend's '84 'Wing and I was curious to see how well balanced the bike was. So on a straightaway, I let go of the handlebars, and they proceeded to start oscillating.
It was mild at first, but it started to build up and would have become quite violent and could have resulted in an accident if I didn't grab them again. Grabbing them immediately dampened the phenomenon.
Needless to say, that freaked me out. I took it to a shop and they told me the front wheel bearings needed to be replaced, which I did. However, the phenomenon still exists.
Is this normal for a large bike like this? On my old bikes, a 93 Suzuki Bandit 400 and a 2002 SV650, I could easily ride the bike with hands off the bars. They're very lightweight bikes compared to this thing however.
The 'Wing feels rides normal to me otherwise (at least, as normal as a bike of this size feels to me
), so I'm wondering if this is part and parcel for a bike of this nature.
Thanks for any info on this.
It was mild at first, but it started to build up and would have become quite violent and could have resulted in an accident if I didn't grab them again. Grabbing them immediately dampened the phenomenon.
Needless to say, that freaked me out. I took it to a shop and they told me the front wheel bearings needed to be replaced, which I did. However, the phenomenon still exists.
Is this normal for a large bike like this? On my old bikes, a 93 Suzuki Bandit 400 and a 2002 SV650, I could easily ride the bike with hands off the bars. They're very lightweight bikes compared to this thing however.
The 'Wing feels rides normal to me otherwise (at least, as normal as a bike of this size feels to me
Thanks for any info on this.