When i go over 65 mph my front end wobbles a bit; although, it still feels stable.  I recently put on new tires & tubes.  They are balanced and it is not too bad.  As far as I know everything should be in good working condition.  Does anyone have any thoughts?  Thanks, best regards.

Is the front fender still in place?

Yeah, i checked that as well.  A better way to describe it as a very slow, stable, yet deliberate vibration or wobble.  I plan on going on my first road trip and it conerns me a bit.  Sometimes it is smooth, barely noticable, and sometimes it isn't.

An OEM windshield,  everything is stock.  Incidentally, Tucson is a great town.  It has been a long time but I miss the desert.

Did it just become an issue when the tires got put on?

I have lots of experience with the 65-70 mph wiggle effect.



First, it is a combination effect of tire construction, tire pressure and rear wheel alignment.

To start your investigation, find a hill on a major road so you can go 55-60 mph and take your hands off the handle bars.  You don't want to get up to the wiggle range, you just want to see how far off kilter your rear tire is tracking.  The off amount you see on your front handlebars hands off is mirrored exactly on your back wheel, so adjust your back wheel to make your front handle bar error go away.

Note while doing this test, all roads have a crest to them so they shed rain better.  Get up on the top of the hump to do this test stuff.

Also note how far you have to lean your body to the side to keep the bike going straight.  As you get the rear end aligned better this should decrease (but never quite goes away).

Air pressure.  Keep your tires fully inflated.   The wiggle is a way the bike has to telling you it is time to check your air pressure.

As you get your bike tuned in better, the speed at which the wiggle occurs goes up and the severity of the wiggle goes down.

As your tire gets older the wiggle goes down.  When your tire goes past the half way worn out mark, the wiggle generally disappears.

This makes me think that tire construction "variance" has something to do with the wiggle (tires have run out inside their own construction, both radial and lateral run out, both of which would contribute to the wiggle effect.

Wiggle, you live with it until you wear it off.

A bike tire only lasts a year or two, so buy you a set of Metzlers next time and jest not have these sorts of issues.

It has always been this way and I never really went outside of town much so I really never went above 65 to much.  

Incidentally, the tires I put on were Metzler 880s.  I'm very pleased with them.  I don't think they come much better than those.

I took the windshield off and it helped quite a bit; although, something else is not quite right.  I went about 100 yards and I thought I really need that back on.  Thanks for all the insight, it is appreciated.