High speed "sway"

[RKTNMYPKT]

Keep the bike naked do not make it any uglier than it is

Worked well for a few of my old girlfriends as well.....

 

[1BigDog]

If it now has a radio maybe the bike is just swaying to the beat.......

 

[Bedifferent]

I have the Corbin Fleetliner fairing on my R3R and it is fantastic. They are not cheap, however, I really like the look and the bike is rock solid at speed.

I agree...I bought the Corbin fairing for my 2013 Touring last year after I bought my bike. In spite of the less than stellar review I gave it here, it works well at any speed. Because it is so swept back compared to some of the others, I think it cuts the wind really well. I think that is the issue with your fairing.

I put a rather tall 15" windshield on it and I think that has caused a little more windshield shake over the bumps and at higher speeds. I made some reasonably good looking aluminum clamps to tie the fairing into my handlebars and the windshield screws, and now it is really solid at any speed. I bought a taller replacement windshield for the original windscreen and I believe the fairing handles better and provides a smoother ride than the windshield. I especially like the wind protection I get around my hands in colder weather. I also made a dashboard for the fairing and added some custom clear plastic wind deflectors. It took a lot of work but I think it's finally there. I choose the Corbin because it uses the original windshield mounts....that way I can switch things around in about 5 minutes. They are so swept back I think it looks good on the bike.

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

Try adjusting your front and back tire pressure to be the same pressure. I used 38 psi. I had a slight sway like you describe. It was due to uneven air pressure as I used to run 38 in the rear tire and 32 in the front. The forum suggested adjusting to equal front and back. I changed it and sway is gone. It is worth a try.

 

[cr0ft]

The Corbin product is designed expressly to cut the wind and to stabilize the front end rather than the reverse, or so they claim, and certainly the shape of it seems to indicate as much; it's more a swooping aerodynamic shape than a massive flat wall.

I'm not a fan of full fairings, much prefer windshields. But not putting one on just because it might be considered ugly by some if it dramatically improves your riding experience would be kind of foolish. Tastes differ, as do priorities.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

I had the same problem with my Touring above 120 mph, I think it;s the fork mounted 19" windshield.

Same with my standard so I only go 119

 

[Tripps]

Same with my standard so I only go 119

I wonder if that's one of the reasons the speed limiter is set at about 120 from the factory, though I always heard it was the tires.

 

[Bedifferent]

I wonder if that's one of the reasons the speed limiter is set at about 120 from the factory, though I always heard it was the tires.

Only had mine to 115 on the speedometer...probably around 110 actual. With that said, my need or thrill is more for the acceleration. I love to get it moving sometimes...now that's fun. Once I start running over 90 it loses it's fascination with the overall wind speed that seems to put stresses on any bike. I wouldn't walk outside and stand in a 100 MPH wind so I guess I just don't care to do it that often on my bike. Old age has made me think...what if I lose a tire?

 

[Elvis]

Did you recently install a car tire. My bike had that wobble between above 95 mph

 

[Tracker557]

I changed the original post and thread title (http://www.r3owners.net/threads/high-speed-sway.22327/). It seems that the sway is present with the stock windshield only not as severe and at a higher speed (see original post for details).

I guess this seems to be pretty common on the touring model (based on posts above) at or above 110 MPH. I will adjust tire pressures as recommended and see what happens.

It appears that the installation of the fairing exacerbated what seems to be a relatively common issue of high speed sway.

Thanks everyone for your input and suggestions!