I’ve got a 2016 Tri-Glide with approximately 14,500 miles. Replaced the front tire with an Avon trike tire at about 13,000 miles.
Recently, within the past week or two, I’ve noticed a sudden “push” or wandering sensation similar to what you might feel if hit by a sudden gust of wind. Oddly, the sensation does not come from the front end but seems to come from the back of the trike. This feeling of sudden wandering only happens at approximately 60 mph or above. Oddly, it is not an oscillation with a specific frequency nor does it jerk the bars as you might expect while riding over rain grooves in the pavement. It’s more of a feeling of hitting a banana peel at speed with one tire, very quick and a bit sharp. I also took my hands off the bars for a few seconds to see if there was a tendency to wander one way or another and didn’t notice anything unusual.
Front tire pressure is 36 psi, rear 26 psi and rear shocks are at 20 psi. I put the trike on a lift and examined both the front and rear tires. No discernable wear or damage. Also rocked the trike as much as I could listening for clicks or clangs and any possible sloppiness in the rear end. I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. It doesn’t seem to matter what type of road, concrete, asphalt, country lane or interstate.
So, my thoughts are panhard rod or rear wheel bearings. I did read posts from this forum as well as a couple of others and this has been noted by others although no definitive answer has been offered.
Any thoughts, suggestions?
Recently, within the past week or two, I’ve noticed a sudden “push” or wandering sensation similar to what you might feel if hit by a sudden gust of wind. Oddly, the sensation does not come from the front end but seems to come from the back of the trike. This feeling of sudden wandering only happens at approximately 60 mph or above. Oddly, it is not an oscillation with a specific frequency nor does it jerk the bars as you might expect while riding over rain grooves in the pavement. It’s more of a feeling of hitting a banana peel at speed with one tire, very quick and a bit sharp. I also took my hands off the bars for a few seconds to see if there was a tendency to wander one way or another and didn’t notice anything unusual.
Front tire pressure is 36 psi, rear 26 psi and rear shocks are at 20 psi. I put the trike on a lift and examined both the front and rear tires. No discernable wear or damage. Also rocked the trike as much as I could listening for clicks or clangs and any possible sloppiness in the rear end. I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. It doesn’t seem to matter what type of road, concrete, asphalt, country lane or interstate.
So, my thoughts are panhard rod or rear wheel bearings. I did read posts from this forum as well as a couple of others and this has been noted by others although no definitive answer has been offered.
Any thoughts, suggestions?
