Softail steve
New Member
I had some engine service done at my local dealer the first week in July. I had noticed kind of a vague handling issue in the bike at the time. The feeling you get when making a turn over tar snakes on a hot summer day. Also a slight shake in the bars while doing sharp slow speed turns, like in a parking lot. My attention was primarily on the engine work at the time. Low mileage bike, about 14,000 miles at the time. Within about 6 weeks nearly all the spokes in the rear wheel have come loose, with three being broken. The hub is shot as a result. I put on about 600 miles from then to now. I was surprised it didn't shake or wobble with the spokes so loose. Any thoughts on a wheel coming loose so quickly? Should an experienced mechanic have identified this problem when the engine service was preformed?