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Originally Posted by tonh  Hello All,
This is my first post on the forum, hopefully won't be my last.
Took the plunge last year and bought a big, heavy tourer (HD electra glide) and have done incrementally longer trips building up the a long trip we have planned in the Summer over to the Continent.
Last week-end, partner and I went down from the North to the HD event at Minehead - her on her Sporty and me carrying all her shoes !! (and more) in the big bike. This was the most loaded the bike had ever been and I found it very unnerving when slowing down, or at very low speed, that the front would wobble quite alarmingly. I had 20psi in the rear suspension and pumped the tyres to 40psi but it really quite worried me.
What is getting me now is that I will probably have even more gear (and her on the back too) going abroad in the summer and I am really worried about handling the bike in awkward situations like - for example - getting on and off the ferry.
Anyone had any experience of this and know how to deal with it?
Many Thanks
Tony |
Hiya Tony, I don't have any Harley experience, but have toured the continent many times. From here ( and I'm a long way away ) it sounds like you need more rear preload........ and from what I've read above, that means more psi in your suspension as its an air system. A well placed query on a Harley forum will doubtless get you plenty of answers .
As for wheelying Blackbirds................ the pic below shows some of the gear carted back from Euro trip in 2006 ( she even bought a new helmet when away )...... but could still run at 130 all day on the autoroutes, and was having boot scraping fun in the twisties.........
Did get a round of applause away from a toll booth near Lyon though.... got into 3rd on the back wheel. Chuckle.
Hope you get sorted out and have a fantastic trip...
