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Technical & Mechanical Problems
2007 Headshake on Deceleration/Noise in Forks?
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<blockquote data-quote="ionbeam" data-source="post: 210831" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>A longer wheel base should make for a more stable ride at <em>steady speeds</em>, but make turn-in slower. I'm not sure that a longer swing arm implies more or less stability during decel.</p><p></p><p>The Gen II rear swing arm is longer, but all else remains the same AFAIK, that means that the center of gravity must be different between Gen I and Gen II which will affect stability. The amount of empirical evidence makes it look like something has changed. Guess we need to hear from the ones that have not experienced headshake when new.</p><p></p><p>The Honda shafties that I've owned all shook, and my V-Max shook. My '04 is the only shaftie that has not had headshake. Me like that a lot <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ionbeam, post: 210831, member: 277"] A longer wheel base should make for a more stable ride at [I]steady speeds[/I], but make turn-in slower. I'm not sure that a longer swing arm implies more or less stability during decel. The Gen II rear swing arm is longer, but all else remains the same AFAIK, that means that the center of gravity must be different between Gen I and Gen II which will affect stability. The amount of empirical evidence makes it look like something has changed. Guess we need to hear from the ones that have not experienced headshake when new. The Honda shafties that I've owned all shook, and my V-Max shook. My '04 is the only shaftie that has not had headshake. Me like that a lot :D [/QUOTE]
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