I think people are getting confused with what I am talking about. The bike is perfect in every way, love this machine...but if I am going 40-60mph and take my hands completely off the handlebars the handlebars start to shake badly to the point I need to grab ahold or I might go down......
I wasn't at all confused about what you're talking about.
I suggest your head shake condition might be somehow related to the uber light steering that these bikes display.
In the video, viewable earlier in this thread, the author demonstrates the bike reaction to him hitting the bar end whilst traveling at speed.
I didn't try it on all the bikes I've owned, never thought to, but certainly, neither my 2003 K1200GT nor my 2012 Suzuki DL 650 V-Strom react with such oscillation to a thump on the bar end, as evidenced in the video.
I'm say'n that these bike clearly have a light steering touch. Any chassis anomoly, rotational imbalance , or perhaps, as in your case, even a loading or equipment change (perhaps in combination with a another factor, like a tire/wheel imbalance) MIGHT affect an already light steering effort.
I can't confirm it, however, I've just today read somewhere, probably over at ADVRIDER, that the 2014 GSWC will have a steering damper as standard equipment. Wouldn't surprise me at all.
I've owned my share of BMW Motocycles since 2002, 10 or so. I've ridden, and with some reservations like the GSWC...Not knocking your ride. Might buy one down the road...
d'milan
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