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Re: Wanderlust



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>Just got a question about the stability of the bike.
>I've noticed that around 80-90 mph it tends to feel a little bit unstable ,
>not dangerously so, but it's noticeable.
>The panniers exaggerate this slightly but not a lot as does hitting the
>slipstream of a tuck or something.
>It's bog standard with the BT57's.
>I'm wondering if there is something wrong as my 600 Bandit even with the
>panniers on is rock steady at these sort of speeds.
>As a 'Sports/Tourer' I would expect the Triumph to be an extremely stable
>bike.
>Does anybody have any idea what could be causing it, I spoke to the dealers
>and the mechanic told me it was "due to it being a fully faired bike" - I
>have had fully faired bikes before without this problem.
>
>
>Martin W.
>Triumph Sprint ST (99)
>Bandit6
>Too Dangerous to live, Too Stupid to Die
>http://www.onewheelsenough.freeserve.co.uk/BanzaiBAndit/
>


Martin,
Is this while cranked over in a corner? I turn up my pre-load on the rear 1
turn when running the bags. It stiffens it up and makes it stabel in the
corners. I'm 6 ft. 180 lbs.
Dennis



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