Please guys tell me from your experience, whether u had speed wobbles in your bike or not....!!!!

Hi, im from kolkata and own a Yamaha FZs, my 4th bike. I had a 220Fi earlier, also had Kawasaki wind 125, my 1st bike. I ride atleast 30% of my kilometers in Highway (Durgapur Express Way, from Kolkata till Asansol). I have been riding in this route for the last 14years. so i know everything about this road, traffic behaviour, people behaviour, even cattle behaviour..... and most importantly the wind Directions and riding behind a Volvo Bus and what wind disturbance it creats. Wrote all these to make u understand how well i know these roads, nothing else.
My question is, this FZs does something which i didnt expect it to do. I ride @ max speed always thats 110kmph(speedometer reading) with the wind 125, 135kmph with the Pulsar 220Fi (speedometer reading), and 122 with this FZs (speedometer reading), so im very much use to high speed riding, its downside etc.... This bike has a problem, Its about Wind Turbulence at High speed. When ur with the wind (wind and your riding direction are same), there is no problem atall, when its sideways wind (wind flowing from side, left to right or right to left), every bike has some problem, so no extra problem with this bike also. But once ur against the wind, it becomes a hell of a ride. Speed seem to fall too much, but thats okay.... sometime that does happen if its flowing too fast. But the bike also starts to Speed Wobble Speed wobble - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Its not too extreme, but u cant ride it @ 100+kmph, thats a peety.... right speed seem to be anywhere between 65-85. I have riden wind 125 in the same stretch of road @ more than 100kmph without getting too worried about Speed wobble, leave alone the Pulsar 220fi, Pulsar didnt had any of these problem what so ever. This bike iis preety tight everywhere, except this Speed wobbles that happens, 'only at high way".
I have checked my Tyre pressure as well as Tyre Condition, The Handle Bar etc.... every thing is nice and okay.... so no real problem form the parts of this bike.
Has anyone noted these things in FZs...?? You guys have ridden a lot of this bike and in various condition as well....... so some one should have noticed it... or its some problem with my bike...(which i dont think is).

I am some one who is more of a Average Kmph Rider, rather than a Top Speed Ride. Meaning I dont like my Top Speed to be very far off from my average Speed (for Highway rides). If I am plannning for a 90kmph average speed, then Top speed of 120-115 is alright.... if I am planning for a average speed of 75kmph, then I wont go over 90-100. My phylosopy of bike riding is ride as fast as u need to.... no point in 5min of glory, and 5 months in hospital. I have riden for more than 14yrs now, and everytime i get out with my bike, i atleast get 90-100kmph speed, everyday for the last 14 yrs.... u see, but never had a big accedent, only once i fell from my bike, and thats also because some person in a bicycle was drunk..!! All in all, my experience with this Yamaha, my first Yamaha... is preety good. Planning to take it for a long ride .... from kolkata to Darjeeling sikkim Kolkata. if it does well in this, its time for a south india trip with this bike.

Please guys tell me from your experience, whether u had speed wobbles in your bike or not....!!!!
Thanks a Lot for reading my Motorcycle dairy....!!!! bye.

but I don't think you can belt the babe to the maximum for very long time.

Yeah,there is some speed wobble..not on highways,but on the Hooghly Bridge,when the wind was blowing from the right side..I was with pillion,still my Fazer was wobbling quite a bit.Was at low speed,so found it quite funny.I can imagine how scary it is when at high-speeds.

When we ride the bike in Flyovers or High Bridge, wind tends to be more gusty, and since bridges cross the river at 90 degree angle, u get the maximum wind turbulence over there. But at low speed if your bike starts to wobble, then its not that great a news.. (it seem to a Yamaha Fz/Fazer problem)
Actually, riding with pillion or riding single, dosent affect speed wobble much ........ cause wobble is caused when front wheel starts to move from side to side, while the rear of the bike still stays at one place (grounded). If the wobble gets too much, then it tends to throw the whole of the bike..

Is there any place which is safe enough to do this 'maximum' thing for a very long time? Incredible India!

You have a long way to go. We have many roads all over the country where you can ride for any speeds you like. Remembering Ayazuddin (Son of former cricketer Mohd. Azharuddin) who died trying to break his record 220 km/hr speed, 20 kms from my house. I think 120km/hr was safely doable on that road!

Its surprising to see this post.. May be because you own a FZs thats why. I never felt any wind pushing, wobble etc on my fazer at high speeds until I apply the brakes. Though I have never taken it above 106 km/hr. But I find it very well grounded even on corners at high speeds. The problem at high speeds is that you encounter some up-down movement/wobble but that is owing to irregular roads and suspension reaction on those irregularities. I think if you set the rear suspension to stiffer setting may be you can avoid this situation - Just a guess.

Hi,
FZ/Fazer engine is more comfortable in the speeds of 85-90+ kmph..

lack of punch post 85-90 kmph.

Cheers,

Hi, im from kolkata and own a Yamaha FZs, my 4th bike. I had a 220Fi earlier, also had Kawasaki wind 125, my 1st bike. I ride atleast 30% of my kilometers in Highway (Durgapur Express Way, from Kolkata till Asansol). I have been riding in this route for the last 14years. so i know everything about this road, traffic behaviour, people behaviour, even cattle behaviour..... and most importantly the wind Directions and riding behind a Volvo Bus and what wind disturbance it creats. Wrote all these to make u understand how well i know these roads, nothing else.
My question is, this FZs does something which i didnt expect it to do. I ride @ max speed always thats 110kmph(speedometer reading) with the wind 125, 135kmph with the Pulsar 220Fi (speedometer reading), and 122 with this FZs (speedometer reading), so im very much use to high speed riding, its downside etc.... This bike has a problem, Its about Wind Turbulence at High speed. When ur with the wind (wind and your riding direction are same), there is no problem atall, when its sideways wind (wind flowing from side, left to right or right to left), every bike has some problem, so no extra problem with this bike also. But once ur against the wind, it becomes a hell of a ride. Speed seem to fall too much, but thats okay.... sometime that does happen if its flowing too fast. But the bike also starts to Speed Wobble Speed wobble - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Its not too extreme, but u cant ride it @ 100+kmph, thats a peety.... right speed seem to be anywhere between 65-85. I have riden wind 125 in the same stretch of road @ more than 100kmph without getting too worried about Speed wobble, leave alone the Pulsar 220fi, Pulsar didnt had any of these problem what so ever. This bike iis preety tight everywhere, except this Speed wobbles that happens, 'only at high way".
I have checked my Tyre pressure as well as Tyre Condition, The Handle Bar etc.... every thing is nice and okay.... so no real problem form the parts of this bike.
Has anyone noted these things in FZs...?? You guys have ridden a lot of this bike and in various condition as well....... so some one should have noticed it... or its some problem with my bike...(which i dont think is).

I am some one who is more of a Average Kmph Rider, rather than a Top Speed Ride. Meaning I dont like my Top Speed to be very far off from my average Speed (for Highway rides). If I am plannning for a 90kmph average speed, then Top speed of 120-115 is alright.... if I am planning for a average speed of 75kmph, then I wont go over 90-100. My phylosopy of bike riding is ride as fast as u need to.... no point in 5min of glory, and 5 months in hospital. I have riden for more than 14yrs now, and everytime i get out with my bike, i atleast get 90-100kmph speed, everyday for the last 14 yrs.... u see, but never had a big accedent, only once i fell from my bike, and thats also because some person in a bicycle was drunk..!! All in all, my experience with this Yamaha, my first Yamaha... is preety good. Planning to take it for a long ride .... from kolkata to Darjeeling sikkim Kolkata. if it does well in this, its time for a south india trip with this bike.

Please guys tell me from your experience, whether u had speed wobbles in your bike or not....!!!!
Thanks a Lot for reading my Motorcycle dairy....!!!! bye.

gear change in highway for avg 60-70kmph..which rpm is best to change each gear?? Currently using yamalube 15w50.

Average speed maintained is 90-95... at speed of 125-126 which i attain occasionally.