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Handling problems...

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Sounds to me like square tires.
I (last year) changed my tires, the rear was beginning to look like a car tire -almost perfectly flat accroos the tread- the front was ok but I like the idea of having fresh rubber all around.
Before the tire change there was a lack of confidence in the corners now ...:D:D:D
Avon RoadRunners. Great tire, great price.

Not rulling out all the other suggestions but tires that old... tires dry out and harden then crack, then pop goes the wheesle.
 
Ok, bought a hand pump and a digital gauge to check fork air. SURPRISE! No air pressure in the forks:eek: Manual says 7 psi, so I am going with that as well as what it says for tire pressure.
The manual specs a torque rating for the steering head bearings:confused: strange. I gonna go at the nut with a screwdriver and a hammer:D:D
 
gearhead13 said:
Ok, bought a hand pump and a digital gauge to check fork air. SURPRISE! No air pressure in the forks:eek: Manual says 7 psi, so I am going with that as well as what it says for tire pressure.
The manual specs a torque rating for the steering head bearings:confused: strange. I gonna go at the nut with a screwdriver and a hammer:D:D
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Don't go too tight.
If you put the bike on the centerstand, raise the front wheel and let the bars flop to one side, it should go all the way to that side and do one little bounce. More than that it's too loose, less than that and it is too tight.

Check for worn bearings, especially a notch at dead center. All should be smooth.
 
gearhead13 said:
Ok, bought a hand pump and a digital gauge to check fork air. SURPRISE! No air pressure in the forks:eek: Manual says 7 psi, so I am going with that as well as what it says for tire pressure.
The manual specs a torque rating for the steering head bearings:confused: strange. I gonna go at the nut with a screwdriver and a hammer:D:D
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That shouldn't make the bike understeer though, more like the opposite. Flat forks will however have the tendency to stand you up under braking but will give you a nice sharp turn in.
A loose steering head also won't cause an understeer problem either, a tight one will make the bike almost impossible to ride though.
Sorry mate but my bet is on the technique, often when you are putting yer bum and knee into the turn you are inadvertantly putting the top half of yer body the other way and making things worse. I see it a lot when riding in groups. Sometimes the best technique is to sit straight, turn your head to look where you want the bike to go (avoid fixating on anything else) and countersteer. On these old girls with a decent set of tyres (Pirelli Sport Demons are my choice) on a normal surface, you will run out of ground clearance way before you get any tyre issues.
 
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Yes I think it is partly my technique, and fear that the bike will fall over if I lean too much. I noticed a little oil on the forks after i put air in them, So the seals must be toast. The po said they were replaced:rolleyes:
The steering head nut hardly turned, if any:confused: I dont know maybe I will ask a bike shop to tighten them.
Gonna go for a ride up the malahat to see how it feels.
 
When you tighten the steering head nut you are drawing the top and bottom fork triple trees closer together. You cant tighten the steering head nut with out first loosening the fork pinch bolts in the tree.
 
bonanzadave said:
When you tighten the steering head nut you are drawing the top and bottom fork triple trees closer together. You cant tighten the steering head nut with out first loosening the fork pinch bolts in the tree.
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Ok, good to know, thanks.
 
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