Well, got an unexpected surprise on the 4th of July. Was catching up to my wife and kiddos on a journey to Mt Pleasant UT from American Fork. I was solo and decided it would be fun to irritate my wife and shock at the same time with dear old Dad doing an amazing (in my mind) fly by pass. Passed her at close to top speed in 4th - around 105 mph indicated and just after passing her, bike decided to severely wobble - not due to wind etc, way different from that. I shifted up to 5th, slowed down and it smoothed out just fine. Very glad it smoothed out and I didn't tumble for 1/4 mile!
This really was quite a surprise, as I've been 120 indicated once before, and several 110's, 105's etc no problems - all smooth sailing in the clear deserts of Utah.
Anticipation of a fun heckling from my wife almost turned into the worst possible scenario of punching my ticket in front of my family! My wife totally noted the wobble and thought I was going to go down. She slugged me a few times after we got to our destination.
I have to assume the difference is attributed to my tires. I went from PR4's to double dark. BF Goodrich Comp 2 on the rear (30 PSI) and Battlax BT45H on the front (42 PSI). I've had these tires on for a quite a few months, just never at higher than normal speeds.
I don't regret the change to the dark side, I'll simply eliminate the excessive high speeds (better for me this way). I just wish I didn't learn this lesson in front of my wife & kids though!
This really was quite a surprise, as I've been 120 indicated once before, and several 110's, 105's etc no problems - all smooth sailing in the clear deserts of Utah.
Anticipation of a fun heckling from my wife almost turned into the worst possible scenario of punching my ticket in front of my family! My wife totally noted the wobble and thought I was going to go down. She slugged me a few times after we got to our destination.
I have to assume the difference is attributed to my tires. I went from PR4's to double dark. BF Goodrich Comp 2 on the rear (30 PSI) and Battlax BT45H on the front (42 PSI). I've had these tires on for a quite a few months, just never at higher than normal speeds.
I don't regret the change to the dark side, I'll simply eliminate the excessive high speeds (better for me this way). I just wish I didn't learn this lesson in front of my wife & kids though!
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