You didn't mention you had substantially changed the geometry!California said:While the bike does have big luggage, it's never happened when there was anything in the luggage, nor if my wife was on board. In fact we did 1200 miles one weekend in the hill country, all on pavement, without even the slightest wobble.
No, they are not Conti Trail Attacks, They are Battle Wings.
Jim did lower the bike, is there any chance that a change in geometry made this possible? the front is down by sliding the tubes up about 1/2 inch and changing the links in the rear to lower it 3/4 inch.
I think the part of this that confounds me the most, is that it can happen, and then not happen again for hundreds of miles, hundred of turns. One would think that if there were a problem that could manifest itself so dramatically, that it would do it regularly, or the rider would be able to reproduce it at will. If it does it in corner x, sweeping right, at 45 mph, why cant I get it to do it there again? I know it may sound idiotic, but I've tried. Really? Who would want to risk possibly crashing, on purpose? I've been back to the same turn and ridden through at the same speed and, nothing?
All bets are off now. Lowering links don't just change the height of the bike, they also change the linkage geometry of the rear suspension.
Do you NEED the bike lowered? If not, I suggest you return to stock geometry.
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