having a wobbler
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having a wobbler
just got in from work after what can only be deiscribed as an interesting ride home
pulled out of the car park onto the duel carrage way and its on, throttle open get out my way i want to get home only to find i have savage wobble come from the front end it starts at about 25mph and gets alot worse at 100mph+ (of course thats on my very own PRIVATE land )
can't work out what it is but i didn't think that going home on the back wheel all the way would help find out or keep me any safer, so i carried on
the brakes are fine they aren't worped at least, balance weights on the front wheel look ok none missing, head stock bearings seem ok and wheel bearings seem ok.
tyre has plenty of life in it has anyone had a similer problem ? or any ideas
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pulled out of the car park onto the duel carrage way and its on, throttle open get out my way i want to get home only to find i have savage wobble come from the front end it starts at about 25mph and gets alot worse at 100mph+ (of course thats on my very own PRIVATE land )
can't work out what it is but i didn't think that going home on the back wheel all the way would help find out or keep me any safer, so i carried on
the brakes are fine they aren't worped at least, balance weights on the front wheel look ok none missing, head stock bearings seem ok and wheel bearings seem ok.
tyre has plenty of life in it has anyone had a similer problem ? or any ideas
answers on the back of a post card and address to
the idiot who doesn't know whats wrong with his own bike
@ the idiots house
idiotville
pratt lane
stupid town
tw4 7t
Re: having a wobbler
tyre pressures, front wheel buckled?
is it all the time, only when braking, or only ywhen accelerating
is it all the time, only when braking, or only ywhen accelerating
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Re: having a wobbler
i just cured a high speed weave on mine by replacing both front & back wheel bearings.
head bearings recently done
if you are happy with the above.... tbh for what they cost id be tempted to replace them anyway.
check the condition of the swing arm bearings / bushes - can you move the rear wheel side to side / diagonal?
if its only under hard acceleration check the rear shock isnt set too soft
also check wheel alignment.
if all else fails, replace the tyres. makes a hell of a difference
head bearings recently done
if you are happy with the above.... tbh for what they cost id be tempted to replace them anyway.
check the condition of the swing arm bearings / bushes - can you move the rear wheel side to side / diagonal?
if its only under hard acceleration check the rear shock isnt set too soft
also check wheel alignment.
if all else fails, replace the tyres. makes a hell of a difference
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Re: having a wobbler
its not under braking but its quite violent around 25/30mph if you take your hands off the bars its quite scary cause it really wobbly
would a steering damper help?
i was planing on striping the bike over winter cause it needs some cosmetic tidying plus i wanted to re-paint and change/re-place certain parts looks little that could be happening sooner rather than later!!
would a steering damper help?
i was planing on striping the bike over winter cause it needs some cosmetic tidying plus i wanted to re-paint and change/re-place certain parts looks little that could be happening sooner rather than later!!
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Re: having a wobbler
you need to check the wheel is not buckled first off. it may have been kerbed hard.Spiderman32 wrote:its quite violent around 25/30mph if you take your hands off the bars its quite scary cause it really wobbly
would a steering damper help?
check / replace wheel bearings, headstock bearings, swing arm bushes / bearings & tyres.
sounds a lot but all these are consumable items and are obviously past their best.
it should not be wobbling at such low speed.
fitting a damper will mask a dangerous defect, not fix it.
needs sorting asap.
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Re: having a wobbler
Tyre Pressure?? if it was ok going to work, then nasty on the way home, you probably picked up a nail or something.
Re: having a wobbler
See if a balance weight hasn't fallen off?
Two bikes, still only four cylinders!
Re: having a wobbler
Spiderman32, did you ever find out what was causing the problem
Chris.
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Re: having a wobbler
still haven't found the problem just put up with it so far, but a mechanic friend thinks it could be a bearing somewhere on the back end swing arm or wheel but i won't know till next summer as i'm going to keep riding her till the full winter strip down but even then i might not know as i'm planing on re-placing all the bearings right through the bike.
just going on the basis of whats the worst that can happen
just going on the basis of whats the worst that can happen
Re: having a wobbler
Fair enough Spiderman, thanks for the update
Chris.
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Re: having a wobbler
Sounds like headstock bearings have gone there.Wouldnt be riding around on it till fixed,