I would guess something changed with the front tire balance, either not balanced as well or like Max said, threw a weight. Low speed handlebar shake is typically a poorly balanced front tire.
I know it didnt do it before adding slip on. I did take it in to get tpms fixed and they rebalenced tiers but didn’t notice any difrence ( this was before adding slip on and trunk) . Ushaly dose it around 40mph. Also i did adjust the front forks with the nob on top to stiffen them up. I know my old honda cm 400 shook around 30mph.Tyler, I know that you’re certain that it wasn’t doing it before the slip on, but I agree with Max. Is it possible that you may not have been paying as close attention to this before putting on the slip on? Also, having the wheels off and rebalanced, it is possible that a weight was thrown off?
Quite often the handlebar shake you describe is a result of worn or maladjusted steering neck bearings. Did you adjust the forks before or after noticing the shake?
Tyler, I know that you’re certain that it wasn’t doing it before the slip on, but I agree with Max. Is it possible that you may not have been paying as close attention to this before putting on the slip on? Also, having the wheels off and rebalanced, it is possible that a weight was thrown off?
That being said, every motorcycle, depending on the geometry/rake of the front end, will induce some type of oscillation at a certain speed. It is always more noticeable when you either take your hands off the bars or take your weight of the bars. If the tires are cupped, which is very common with this heavy bike, it will make the oscillation even more pronounced. Just food for thought.
Quite often the handlebar shake you describe is a result of worn or maladjusted steering neck bearings. Did you adjust the forks before or after noticing the shake?
Quite often the handlebar shake you describe is a result of worn or maladjusted steering neck bearings. Did you adjust the forks before or after noticing the shake?
+1 on steering stem adjustment as the cause.
Tire balance issues would be felt all the time, not just when letting go of the bars.
I did not adjust the searing stem just the rebound dampening force adjuster thats on top of both forks ( the one with a black plastic nob that can be turned by hand, i did not use any tools to do this)
I did not adjust the searing stem just the rebound dampening force adjuster thats on top of both forks ( the one with a black plastic nob that can be turned by hand, i did not use any tools to do this)what we're suggesting is maybe you need to.
Put the damping adjustment back to where it was before you noticed the shake. Also, are you sure you have the right and left adjusters at the same position? A lot of bikes shake a bit on deceleration. There are a lot of factors involved in why a bike might do that, but there is a chance that your adjustment induced it.
The best way to troubleshoot, is to change one thing at a time and see if it makes a difference. If that change doesn't, put it back the way it was, then try another change. I would put your damping adjusters back to where they were before you adjusted them.
I highly doubt the weight difference of the muffler would cause it. I can load my bike, and not have any shake, and unload it, and not have shake. the same holds for carrying a passenger, so the small weight difference of a muffler should make no difference.
what we're suggesting is maybe you need to.
Sounds like you have a head shake, not a balance problem.
I had a similar problem on a tire. Don't remember brand, but think it was Shinko or Avon.
Initially, the tire was fine. But after 1-2000 miles it would shake on decell.
The tire manufacturer replaced both front/rear tires and the problem went away.
Sorry that I don't recall exact detail.
Try doing a search of the Forum. Might be able to find the discussions.
Ride safe, Ted
Problem is i wasnt paying attention to the previous setting. I turned them all the way down then backed off 1 click so they should be the same. I guse thats the first thing i could try is difrent settings on dampening. Manual says 5 clicks out for avrage conditions so ill try that first. I cant realy put old exhuast back on because part of the conecting pipe is broken. I only thought of weight because i always see warnings about loading motorcycles evenly thats why i jumped to that conclusion.