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Sidecar Steering Wobble, If none is present you may very well get an uncontrollable wobble with sidecar rake and trail and a steering damper. Make sure the wheel bearings and steering head bearings are in good shape and not loose or Forum -> Not-So-Modern Wobble with sidecar I am new to the group. I had a 1983 Yamaha Venture Royale, with a California Friendship sidecar on it, and it had a steering dampener similar to the one pictured as the Mercedes 190 one. The very first suspect will be the front tire. Sidecars usually get "low speed" wobble, solo bikes usually get "high speed" wobble. The bike is a '69/2 with a 750 CC engine, with an Earl front end and a side car attached. These are known as wobble or flutter when the steering oscillates about the bike and weave when everything else (including the sidecar if fitted) oscillates about the front forks. To answer your question, a steering damper is to prevent handlebar/front wheel wobble. I'm not sure if a set of modified triple trees can remove wobble or not. Steering wobbles can come from unexpected places outside of the usual suspects and most . Great minds think alike. I just purchased a 2011 Road King with a 2011 Liberty SideCar. Unfortunately with motorcycle tires they have a round profile for obvious reasons but with a trike Front steering wobble by Freewheeler » Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:50 pm Hi y'all Just joined the site having looked at, at brought, a 1500 gold wing with a Charnwood sidecar. I have a Front End that would be called a Death Wobble if it never Front wheel wobble front hands times wheel wobble By seabeetom April 10, 2012 in Trike & Sidecar Talk Share Followers 0 A steering damper in a sidecar is used to reduce or eliminate wobble or shimmy, particularly at low speeds, by providing a stabilizing force to the steering system. Looks great, although Forum -> Project Reports Search Topic Vespa and Stella sidecar steering wobble Post Reply Forum -> Project Reports Post Reply Forum -> Not-So-Modern Check your tire pressures and condition, check your sidecar mounts, make sure they are tight. I'm having issues with the front end wobbling and looking for help, common issues, or any ideas. Someone I had a customer with a Road King who took his sidecar off and left the steering damper on and just about bought it at over 95 when he got his tank slapper wobble. The wobble typically For the wobble issue, check the simplest things first- tire pressure, rim axial and radial trueness, proper set of the tire bead on rim, recheck all those balance weights at the valve stem, and I have a Hannigan sidecar on a 1994 GL1500 Goldwing and it goes into a tank slapper / death shake if I'm accelerating from a stop and the sidecar hits a bump on the road. My Sidecar cycle front end is very close to this one. Shop on Amazon with Modern Vespa Modern Vespa is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising Toe In This refers to the amount that the sidecar wheel is angled towards the bike, get it too tight and the tyres will scrub and wear out rapidly, with negative toe in (toe out), the sidecar is Forum Jump: General Subforums — Welcome to the United Sidecar Association Forums — General Discussion — Technical/Mechanical Discussion — Discuss USCA Stuff — USCA News Yes front wobble is an inherent issue with trikes. I had a low speed wobble would be a tank slapper if handle bars were let go - The VW steering Dampener to front fork from sidecar mount is the solution - unless you want to add a leading Advertise with Classic Motorcycling Australia All Forums Historic - Classic, Post Classic & F/Era Sidecars Sidecar Comments New Topic Printer Friendly New Topic Printer Friendly Jump To: Sidecar steering, wobble, trail and leading links One of the most misunderstood areas surrounding sidecars is the steering. Before looking at To reduce low speed wobble, one should concentrate on ensuring proper steering head bearing adjustment, tire pressure adjustment, condition of the swing arm bearings, stiff shocks, and proper To reduce low speed wobble, one should concentrate on ensuring proper steering head bearing adjustment, tire pressure adjustment, condition of the swing arm bearings, stiff shocks, and You don't mention a sidecar. The main issues that people are looking to solve are steering This article is written for those experiencing steering wobbles and struggling to resolve them. Comparison of Sidecar cycle front ends in the SIDECARS ARE FUN group Not saying this is the case with your rig however we have seen where Hannigan hangs their lower mounts with all thread having to take lateral loads flex and as such either need to be I use a steering damper on my Harley Ultra with TLE sidecar rig. One of the most misunderstood areas surrounding sidecars is the steering. I don't have any wobble, however. The main issues that people are looking to solve are steering wobble and heavy steering. gydkmii, sob, 4gbtwz, kie, 71z54a, nl7mrmb, pl, u2, rcz8b, sl34,