> My neighbor told me about an accident he was in a few years ago
> with a Kawasaki Nomad, fitted with a conventional fork-mounted
> windscreen. It was on the freeway near Sturgis and he was
> doing about 70 mph on a windy day.
> Suddenly the front end began to wag back and forth. As he slowed down
> the wobble got worse and the bike went off the road to the left. He woke
> up in hospital with broken leg and collar bones (ouch).
> What gives? I've had one speed wobble my Ultra and when I slowed down
> it went away. After that I had a Tru-Track installed.
> Sean_Q_
> '99 FLHTCUI / '04 S40 / various projects
Sean, do you think his steering bearings failed? Maybe they were bad
to begin with and he just ignored them, chalking hndling problems up
to tires or the windshield?
Greg
> with a Kawasaki Nomad, fitted with a conventional fork-mounted
> windscreen. It was on the freeway near Sturgis and he was
> doing about 70 mph on a windy day.
> Suddenly the front end began to wag back and forth. As he slowed down
> the wobble got worse and the bike went off the road to the left. He woke
> up in hospital with broken leg and collar bones (ouch).
> What gives? I've had one speed wobble my Ultra and when I slowed down
> it went away. After that I had a Tru-Track installed.
> Sean_Q_
> '99 FLHTCUI / '04 S40 / various projects