Front end chatter

[FROSTY:Me]

I agree with TS. I rode my 400 on the road once -nearly destroyed my kidneys.
That said it does sound like an inherant problem if 2 90kg riders are having the same problem.
It would have been interesting if it did the same thing with me then MR on the same bike--me being 75 ish kg and him being lighter still
I wonder if the first place to start after fiddling with settings might be a heavier fork oil.??

[White trash]

Loose steering head bearings.

[**R1**]

Loose steering head bearings.

Id have to agree......mine only last about 3000k's.

all the R1's are bad for steering head bearings....and clutch's they last about 12000k's

[StoneChucker]

Loose steering head bearings.

Fuck you prick, that sounds expensive!!!
Say, that sounds like an item covered under bike guarantee???

[FROSTY:Me]

loose bearings are just a matter of adjustment. Worn out bearings are a different kettle of fish.

[**R1**]

loose bearings are just a matter of adjustment. Worn out bearings are a different kettle of fish.

waste of time adjusting them, each time i have adjusted mine they need doing again in a day or 2.

[Sensei]

Yea need to tighten mine now . Been doing more & more wheelies as of late .
Not as good as the Dirt bike one's of 30k + But very nice 1 k one's so as not to get pinged by the Fuzzobumballs .
SENSEI

[White trash]

Fuck you prick, that sounds expensive!!!
Say, that sounds like an item covered under bike guarantee???

No.

They normally wear prematurley due to cack handed wheelie attempts.

[swanman]

No.

They normally wear prematurley due to cack handed wheelie attempts.

Quite possibly right about the wheelies. Though I had this prob before I started doing wheelies. I also give my headstock a good rock with the brake on now and then and there appears to be no play.

I'll make the suspension adjustments and go for a test run or 2 and see if the prob persists.

[swanman]

Id have to agree......mine only last about 3000k's.

all the R1's are bad for steering head bearings....and clutch's they last about 12000k's

Expensive/difficult to change?

[StoneChucker]

No.

They normally wear prematurley due to cack handed wheelie attempts.

HAHAHA, thanks for that pot, I needed a chuckle...
Sincerely
Kettle

PS: I'm the same as Swanman, had this before I allegedly started wheelie practice

[White trash]

Swan, are you sure you're experianceing front end chatter? It tends to be most apparent when turning a bike, not straightline braking.

If you read any WSBK or MotoGP loosers result and you'll find them normally talk about "chatter". The Suzuki team has complained about it for the past twelve months and they have no idea how to get rid of it.

If I had to guess, I'd say it sounds like you're finding compression lock ups when braking really hard, same as I do.

[swanman]

Swan, are you sure you're experianceing front end chatter? It tends to be most apparent when turning a bike, not straightline braking.

If you read any WSBK or MotoGP loosers result and you'll find them normally talk about "chatter". The Suzuki team has complained about it for the past twelve months and they have no idea how to get rid of it.

If I had to guess, I'd say it sounds like you're finding compression lock ups when braking really hard, same as I do.

How does the compression lock up? If it is that can you adjust the compression damping?

[FROSTY:Me]

Possibly related -I was getting horific head shake outa mella yella at pukie.
I had my REAR shock rebuilt and softened and suddenly no more head shake.

[**R1**]

Expensive/difficult to change?

$115 for new bearings, and piss easy to change..