PhotoAl Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 I've got a 2020 Tracer GT which has a longer swingarm and I've ever experienced the speed wobble. I hated the stock windscreen - like alternating pats to my shoulders and helmet. I rode 500 miles in one day with that screen on my way home and it was soon swapped for a MRA Touring. That was an improvement and then I added an X Wing from Amazon and it works well for me. I have the 39L Yamaha top case plus the side cases and also put a 58L duffle bag on the rear seat when traveling. The top case is mostly empty most. Have ridden it in all kinds of conditions except snow and ice. I have raised the front forks 7mm and adjusted the suspension. It has seen well over 100mph loaded - certainly that was on a closed course. From what I've gathered some FJ09/Tracers seem to be more prone to the wobble than others. My thought on possible causes are rider input, tires, head bearings and suspension settings. My ZX6R did not have a steering damper and it would shake it's head a bit when hitting an expansion joint slightly leaned over at the top of 2nd gear. Added an Ohlens damper and that went away. The FJ09/Tracer wobble is different. FJ09 is light in the front and raising the forks does put more weight on it. I tend to have quick hands and quickly adjust the bars in crosswinds and when going by trucks and have never had a hint of a stability issue. Worst I've experienced was crossing the Mackanaw Bridge in Michigan during high winds. I fought the bike the whole way across, bike was fine but winds were choppy and coming from the east (my right). I was trying to keep the bike in the left track of the right lane and did so but took continuous corrections on the bars! I may have been gripping them too tight. The lake was covered with whitecaps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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