Well I finally found the front end wobble

[wylbur78]

I was on my way home yesterday and riding in the HOV lane here in Houston and got frustrated being behind someone that was going 60 and passed them at a certain point that was safe to do so. As I was passing them I looked down and noticed I was already up to 90 after kicking it down into 3rd and traveling back up into 5th so I figured what the Hell let's keep going since I had plenty of room and at about 115 or so I felt the whole bike start kinda wobble or wallow down the road so I almost hit the shutoff point and decided to back out of it. Has anyone else noticed this at this speed and what is the cause? Will a Super Brace fix it or is maybe the tire slightly out of balance?

Thanks,
Wylbur

[Jimmytee]

I was on my way home yesterday and riding in the HOV lane here in Houston and got frustrated being behind someone that was going 60 and passed them at a certain point that was safe to do so. As I was passing them I looked down and noticed I was already up to 90 after kicking it down into 3rd and traveling back up into 5th so I figured what the Hell let's keep going since I had plenty of room and at about 115 or so I felt the whole bike start kinda wobble or wallow down the road so I almost hit the shutoff point and decided to back out of it. Has anyone else noticed this at this speed and what is the cause? Will a Super Brace fix it or is maybe the tire slightly out of balance?

Thanks,
Wylbur

Have never felt any wobble at those speeds. Don't spend much time at those speeds, but have had her up to the speed limiter a few times and have never experienced any wobble or unsettling characteristic. The wobble I get and everyone else seems to get is right at about 40 mph.
(Between 37-42 mph)
It's really a non issue unless you want to take your hands off the handlebars right at the speed.

[Texas TC]

Have never felt any wobble at those speeds. Don't spend much time at those speeds, but have had her up to the speed limiter a few times and have never experienced any wobble or unsettling characteristic. The wobble I get and everyone else seems to get is right at about 40 mph.
(Between 37-42 mph)
It's really a non issue unless you want to take your hands off the handlebars right at the speed.

Wow! Didn't think the F6B had that wobble in her. My two full Wings, '08 & '12 year models both had terrible cases of the dreaded Wing wobble. In 27,000 miles, I have never experienced it on my F6B.

I have yet to hit the limiter on my bike so I cannot comment on high speed handling much over a hundred. At that speed, it was still very stable.

[bobbyf6b]

A Superbrace will definitely reduce that effect.

Mine has made lane changes much more smooth, and no more wiggles on the big sweeping freeway transition ramps either.

[Texas TC]

A Superbrace will definitely reduce that effect.

Mine has made lane changes much more smooth, and no more wiggles on the big sweeping freeway transition ramps either.

Maybe, Bobby. I have had my SuperBrace for over two years.

[srt8-in-largo]

I'd check your tire balance. As mentioned, the known wobble is at 40... decelerating... with hands off the handlebars.

Mine is smooth at triple digits.

[bobbyf6b]

Maybe, Bobby. I have had my SuperBrace for over two years.

It definitely depends on each bike because I don't have the 40 mph wobble.

[Jimmytee]

Wow! Didn't think the F6B had that wobble in her. My two full Wings, '08 & '12 year models both had terrible cases of the dreaded Wing wobble. In 27,000 miles, I have never experienced it on my F6B.

I have yet to hit the limiter on my bike so I cannot comment on high speed handling much over a hundred. At that speed, it was still very stable.

If just one hand is on the handlebars, you may not even notice it. You almost have to be looking for it on my bike. It only becomes apparent if you take both hands off the handlebars between 37 and 42 mph approx.

[gmorstad]

I was on my way home yesterday and riding in the HOV lane here in Houston and got frustrated being behind someone that was going 60 and passed them at a certain point that was safe to do so. As I was passing them I looked down and noticed I was already up to 90 after kicking it down into 3rd and traveling back up into 5th so I figured what the Hell let's keep going since I had plenty of room and at about 115 or so I felt the whole bike start kinda wobble or wallow down the road so I almost hit the shutoff point and decided to back out of it. Has anyone else noticed this at this speed and what is the cause? Will a Super Brace fix it or is maybe the tire slightly out of balance?

Thanks,
Wylbur

I was surprised to find mine unsteady at 105 mph. I came from the ST1300 which is famous for a high speed wobble but didn't have that problem. I was not aware of the Goldwing problem. I suspect it is one of the reasons for the limiter. It has been my understanding the bikes are tested in wind tunnels and I'm wondering if they found the design to be too dangerous past 125 mph.

[Jimmytee]

I was surprised to find mine unsteady at 105 mph. I came from the ST1300 which is famous for a high speed wobble but didn't have that problem. I was not aware of the Goldwing problem. I suspect it is one of the reasons for the limiter. It has been my understanding the bikes are tested in wind tunnels and I'm wondering if they found the design to be too dangerous past 125 mph.

I've never noticed any instability at high speed. Mind you, I don't often take the bike into triple digits, don't want the LEO encounter. However, I have pressed the bike on secluded patches of roads to the speed limiter and never noticed any issues.