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Midknyte
Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 11:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I noticed last night on my way home a wee bit of wibble (not enough to call a wobble )
thru the bars when if I release the throttle after accelerating up to 50-60 mph.

It's barely noticeable, and may well be just fine/normal, but I thought I'd ask if I ought
to adjust my suspension settings to get rid of it and if so, what adjustment would I make.

Thanks in advance
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Point_doc
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 12:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

First thought tire check; air pressure, balance, how old are your tires, how many miles on them, visual inspection for uneven wear, etc?
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Glitch
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 07:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Damn near every time I thought I had suspension troubles, it was really tires.
Either worn, cupped, or low on air.
This is the main reason I quit buying one front tire to two rear tires.
The rake on these bikes, the late braking, and hard turning, is tough on fronts.
Mine tend to wear pretty quickly, even if there's still "plenty of tread" left.
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Gentleman_jon
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 08:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

+1

After I spent an entire summer trying to find out what was the matter with my bike, I have always bought tires in pairs.

Money well spent.

And that is coming from a guy that doesn't like to throw it around.

I look at it this way.

Bike cost $10K. Front tire at $150/3000 miles =.05 per mile to get good handling.

If you run the front tire 6000 miles, it cost you half that, .025, so you are ruining the handling of your bike to save two and a half cents per mile.


That doesn't seem like a good deal to me.



(Message edited by Gentleman_jon on August 20, 2008)
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Typeone
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 09:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

+1. i skimped earlier in the season due to a nail in the rear and then bam, front is feeling squirrelly as of last month.

shoulda listened to my wife... 'why dont you just replace both together?' uh, yeah.. .
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Tpoppa
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 11:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

but I thought I'd ask if I ought
to adjust my suspension settings to get rid of it and if so, what adjustment would I make.
Check your tire pressure as previously mentioned. If that doesn't fix it, check your front & rear preload. Too much rear preload (or not enough front preload) will make your steering too sensitive.
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Cruisin
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 11:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I had a similar wibble at about those speeds. The tension on the steering bearing was incorrect. Once I loosened and then re-torque'd to spec, it was gone.
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Midknyte
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 12:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I am up around the 15,000 mile service point...
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