Wobble at 90 Mph

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Old 08-22-2007, 03:34 PM
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I was just kiddin' ya gerry!
 
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Old 08-22-2007, 04:02 PM
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I used to get blown all over the lane and the bike felt wobbly above 60. Now I keep my arms loose and only enough grip on the bars to turn the throttle and it tracks nicely and I don't move in the lane so much. I also lean my body into the cross breeze, as opposed to moving the bike. Even with 80/20 ***** on (776F and Trakmaster) I don't get any high speed wobble, but thats only up to 85mph, 90 is a stretch with my gearing.
 
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Old 08-22-2007, 07:06 PM
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Sitting on the passenger seat always made the bike rock solid on the super slab for me.
 
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Old 08-22-2007, 08:12 PM
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I've been on fancy gap many times, but not on my bike.
 
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Old 08-23-2007, 01:09 AM
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I was just kiddin' ya gerry!
No offense taken. I just would like to "smooth" this bike out a bit at higher speeds. I realize that The Klx is not a high speed road machine but it does pretty well stock so a few mods will make it a true road warrior.
 
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Old 08-23-2007, 02:14 PM
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alright.... i might be crazy but i've hit big humps in the road at 60-70 (what the speedo said) and pulled the front wheel up and didnt think it was that gnarly. on a good downhill with no headwind i can get it to say its doing 90 (really like 80) but its solid, i dont feel like its throwing me a round and when i get any kinda wobble i just pull on the bars and it stops. anyway its a 07 bone stock klx 250.

maxx from CT
 
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Old 08-23-2007, 02:32 PM
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will..... where have you done 170 on a R1? you dont have a license yet.......
 
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Old 08-24-2007, 02:47 AM
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Right on! that's the spot. It's a major Adreneline rush for sure.

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Basically, a car passed me and I just caught up to him & blew past him for a split second then slowed back down to 70 & hung there. It was on route 77 North between NC & VA. The trucks do 90 down hill there and They were all around me. I got a tiny bit freaked out but I don't think it makes me crazy. It was actually a fun ride up to my drummers house. I can use Rte 52 to get up there and no trucks, 45 mph speed limit most of the way. Also a very fun ride but I was in a hurry to get back home. It was dark for most of the ride but not when I passed the car. I really like this as more of a street machine. I'm willing to mod it to feel comfy at speeds that keep up to traffic.
If you're talking about the stretch of 77 from Fancy Gap on the VA side down the mountian in to NC and Mt Airy I know exactly where you are talking about. Lots of elevation change there, about 2000 ft in about 8 miles or so with all the big trucks on the verge of careening out of control downhill southbound, or moving at a snails pace going up northbound. It gets even more fun when its foggy.
 
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Old 08-24-2007, 06:52 AM
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