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I know many owners of Goldwings (from 2001 on) have experienced a low speed wobble, usually after the first set of tires is replaced. I have checked many websites and there are a variety of remedies, none of which seemed to tackle the actual problem. Thetheory for the wobble has been blamed on the fork head set, bushings, fork oil to name a few. Some have cured the problem with a variety fixes, other have not.
My first set of tires OEM Dunlops worked great, albeit wore quicker than I would have liked. Thus my second set I went to Avon VenomR, a premium tire. While many people maylike these tires I did not. They are a heavy tire requiring very hard inflation. The handling of my bike suffered as it seemed I hard to work harder at "spirited"riding than previously.
I spoke with my local Honda shop in Nanaimo, BC., Canada and they had no resolve for my wobble problem. Likewise Honda Canada also had theories but no cure.
I then contacted the Honda dealer in Chilliwack, BC., and the service mgr there stated he felt that the wobble boiled down to the choice of tires. He felt that the Goldwing was designed with the Dunlop tire in mind, and he felt that only Dunlops should be worn on the GW.
What did I have to lose? I despised the wobble and it made even short runs on the bike a disappointment.
So I went back to the original Dunlop OEM and no more wobble!! The bike was back to the one I feel in love with. Cornering and fast riding was easy again and absolutely no wobble.
So for those of you that have experienced the wobble and are looking for a cure try the Dunlop fix. It is cheaper than running Avons or Metzler's on the bike and no wobble. I would be interested to hearfrom others that have thge wobble and then try this remedy.
Good luck.
Dave
I know many owners of Goldwings (from 2001 on) have experienced a low speed wobble, usually after the first set of tires is replaced. I have checked many websites and there are a variety of remedies, none of which seemed to tackle the actual problem. Thetheory for the wobble has been blamed on the fork head set, bushings, fork oil to name a few. Some have cured the problem with a variety fixes, other have not.
My first set of tires OEM Dunlops worked great, albeit wore quicker than I would have liked. Thus my second set I went to Avon VenomR, a premium tire. While many people maylike these tires I did not. They are a heavy tire requiring very hard inflation. The handling of my bike suffered as it seemed I hard to work harder at "spirited"riding than previously.
I spoke with my local Honda shop in Nanaimo, BC., Canada and they had no resolve for my wobble problem. Likewise Honda Canada also had theories but no cure.
I then contacted the Honda dealer in Chilliwack, BC., and the service mgr there stated he felt that the wobble boiled down to the choice of tires. He felt that the Goldwing was designed with the Dunlop tire in mind, and he felt that only Dunlops should be worn on the GW.
What did I have to lose? I despised the wobble and it made even short runs on the bike a disappointment.
So I went back to the original Dunlop OEM and no more wobble!! The bike was back to the one I feel in love with. Cornering and fast riding was easy again and absolutely no wobble.
So for those of you that have experienced the wobble and are looking for a cure try the Dunlop fix. It is cheaper than running Avons or Metzler's on the bike and no wobble. I would be interested to hearfrom others that have thge wobble and then try this remedy.
Good luck.
Dave
