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Front end slow speed wobble very noticable at 30mph feels ok at higher speeds but sometimes feel at rear end push hitting a bend hard bike bought new and has 53000 miles installed chrome lowers about three years ago

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First off - Did you take the whole front end off to install the lowers? If you did - did you tighten the Main locking washer on the uppper triple tree to the correct specs? You might want to raisee the bike off the ground with a scissor jack under the frame and then with someone holding the bike steady see if you can move the front tire sideways or up and down. This is will tell you if that locking washer is loose or maybe a bad bearing in the front end triple tree

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