Yesterday i was barreling down the road on the Fat Bob at about $1.50 plus change when I hit a pot hole. The Bob then started veering all over the road and felt like the rear tyre wanted to take off from underneath me. at first thought I done the tyre but when I pulled up the tyre was still good . I started pokeing around the rear end but couldnt find anything obviously amiss so I idled back out on the road and slowly took of again only to have the arse end wriggle like fuck under me. so i parked up. Spent the next 4 hours sitting on the side of the road while me mate Ed did the 180km trip back to town and got a ute and trailer. My first thought is rear engine mounts, has any one else had this happen and can they confirm or dispell my theory before I pull the whole arse end out of my bike.
Cheers Stix.
Yea mate, Not a good feeling eh!!!! ,i have ridden bikes for long distances with flat tires NO CHOICE,but this is in anthor league. Anyhow my streetbob did this & shore enough both mounts were shot at 5thou klms. I ended up puting mine in a jig & checking motor alignment top mount out by 8 to 10 mm,NOT Good, also check how your front engine mount sits against frame mine & my mates fatbob both needed shiming, you can find out the best way to do this by typing in excessive vibes a guy in the us has written a great post on it . Hope this helps cheers, wombat
