Hi All,
Really sorry to post this in general, I am new, and have had a quick look, I am sure that this subject has already been mentioned, and I have already been advised that no doubt I would get bombarded with various options.
Also apologise to the Admin's if I have posted this in the incorrect place on this forum :-(
So, here goes.
Just picked up my first PAN ST1300 (2005) on 12th November, I know there are more plastics on this type of bike than Michael Jackson face (RIP), after picking the bike up, and around 70Mph, the bike felt uneasy, weaving, unstable. I have seen that I could try removing the topbox, lowering the screen, fiddling with the rear suspension could help (I haven't tried any of these yet). I have done some homework, and I understood that the weaving on early bikes (pre 2004) Honda did address this and fixed it.
It maybe only a confidence thing, but really want to understand why? and how to rectify this.
I know Triumph has a floating topbox plate so any wind turbulence that hits this the topbox slightly, as in a way the topbox is not directly attached to the bike (topbox moves without causing any instability to the bike handling).
As I will be touring a lot next year (with 2 up), will this settle carrying a pillion and topbox?
can anyone recommend anything to improve the stability?
I understand that some people have never had or experienced weaving, so really just want to understand why some people have and some people haven't and what are those differences.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
James
Really sorry to post this in general, I am new, and have had a quick look, I am sure that this subject has already been mentioned, and I have already been advised that no doubt I would get bombarded with various options.
Also apologise to the Admin's if I have posted this in the incorrect place on this forum :-(
So, here goes.
Just picked up my first PAN ST1300 (2005) on 12th November, I know there are more plastics on this type of bike than Michael Jackson face (RIP), after picking the bike up, and around 70Mph, the bike felt uneasy, weaving, unstable. I have seen that I could try removing the topbox, lowering the screen, fiddling with the rear suspension could help (I haven't tried any of these yet). I have done some homework, and I understood that the weaving on early bikes (pre 2004) Honda did address this and fixed it.
It maybe only a confidence thing, but really want to understand why? and how to rectify this.
I know Triumph has a floating topbox plate so any wind turbulence that hits this the topbox slightly, as in a way the topbox is not directly attached to the bike (topbox moves without causing any instability to the bike handling).
As I will be touring a lot next year (with 2 up), will this settle carrying a pillion and topbox?
can anyone recommend anything to improve the stability?
I understand that some people have never had or experienced weaving, so really just want to understand why some people have and some people haven't and what are those differences.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
James