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skidMark
12th April 2007, 23:09
there a vfr 400 nc 21 i'm looking very seriously at buying.

took it for a ride today engine is great etc. it was in the wet so i was taking it slow went to turn into a street doing 30 kph or so left hander lil countersteer push on the left bar
and it's like it was trying to force itself upright and i don't mean the usual forces this thing was not wanting to lean over, i have not checked the front tyre yet , but the rear was a bit flat in the middle didn't look to bad though, obviously i didn't bank it over to far being not my bike yet and in the wet,

i had to give it alot of countersteer to stop the thing from going straight ahead, so i dunno what the heck was going on , anybody got any thoughts?

i was giving this thing all my might and it would make it through corners just took a silly amount of effort to make it even remotely lean over,

front wheel is straight (watched it as i rode ...tyre was maybe a bit low on pressure (two thumbs side by side pushed as hard as i could moved in maybe 8-10 mm?)

so yeah any help would be great.

Cheers: SM
jeremyb
13th April 2007, 09:08
Tyre pressures would've been one of the first things I checked :)
imdying
13th April 2007, 09:17
Low tyre pressure. Give it 41 in the back and 38 in the front cold and take it for another blat.
montsta56
13th April 2007, 10:00
Maybe the steering head bearing??
aff-man
13th April 2007, 10:16
sounds like the front tyre was a bit flat...

When I had the mighty SRAD guy took it for a test ride and came back saying it wouldn't sit in a corner and kept wanting to pop up. Couldn't understand why till I took it to the garage and found it had 18psi in the front.. back up to 36 and she was sweet.

There are other things to check but that would be your first bet.
skidMark
13th April 2007, 11:13
thanks for the help guys will go have another look at it today, was in a hurry last time so didn't check tyre pressures

just thought i's get some ideas so that sounds like it's the problem.

thanks everybody i will let ya know what happens.

Cheers: Mark
speed63
13th April 2007, 14:38
Could be front tyre wear pattern/pressure or steering head bearings ....
skidMark
13th April 2007, 22:51
twas the tyre pressure , thanks again for all the help guys, rep given to all.
Wasp
13th April 2007, 23:03
skid mark on a 400....we'll i'll be......
skidMark
13th April 2007, 23:11
skid mark on a 400....we'll i'll be......

hehe just bought it too ;)
Brett
14th April 2007, 00:11
hehe just bought it too ;)

Congrats mate, keep it shiny side up!
skidMark
14th April 2007, 00:20
Congrats mate, keep it shiny side up!

the old owner already broke that rule,

she will be off the road for a while gunna take her apart and od her up,

needs revinning too ...doh
gamgee
14th April 2007, 12:48
hehe just bought it too ;)

wait wait wait, skidmark bought a honda :gob:
skidMark
14th April 2007, 13:01
wait wait wait, skidmark bought a honda :gob:



shhhh don't say that too loud
Morcs
14th April 2007, 13:50
* Shouts* MARK HAS A HONDA
Morcs
14th April 2007, 13:52
Okay okay apparently its my fault he now owns a honda...

You had to come out of the closet sometime....

Good on ya I say, Honda's rock!
skidMark
14th April 2007, 14:17
Okay okay apparently its my fault he now owns a honda...

You had to come out of the closet sometime....

Good on ya I say, Honda's rock!


i'm not coming out of no closet.

lol