Road condition possible cause of crash?

**BikeLED** · 15th January 2024, 17:34

Originally Posted by pritch

It looks right for a Harley 48. Function follows form on Harleys and in this instance in particular the bike is primarily a styling exercise.

What he said ^^^^

Google 'Harley 48 Wobble" and be unsurprised at the large number of posts of people having handling issues at 'freeway speeds'

Isolating the bike from the engine seems to have consequences with frame rigidity and oscillation.

The rake should be enough to make it solid in a straight line.

Pearce said she had been riding motorbikes for three years, was fully licensed and her bike was warranted. She said she was not speeding, according to witnesses, there were no other vehicles or people involved, and she had no alcohol in her blood.

In her view: “The only thing left is the road conditions.”

No, there are plenty of other things that could contribute - tyre pressure, tyre wear, riding style, steering head bearings, wheel bearings, axle

I'm amazed how rarely other riders check their pressure.

**rastuscat** · 16th January 2024, 08:06

Originally Posted by BikeLED

No, there are plenty of other things that could contribute - tyre pressure, tyre wear, riding style, steering head bearings, wheel bearings, axle
.

Oh come on. Those things require the rider to take personal responsibility. Most unlikely.

Rather, this was a case where the state should have fitted training wheels and speed limiters to every motorcycle so we can stay safe.

Get with it.