Front end chatter

[White trash]

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

Nah sorry mate, I meant the rear wheel skipping and bouncing due to the engine compression trying to lock it up when the weight is off it.

Fucken nasty, horrible experiance which means the bike can't be turned 'till it settles.

[swanman]

Nah sorry mate, I meant the rear wheel skipping and bouncing due to the engine compression trying to lock it up when the weight is off it.

Fucken nasty, horrible experiance which means the bike can't be turned 'till it settles.

Yeh I get a lot of rear wheel lock and slide on quick down changes from speed. Better with a slipper clutch.

[scroter]

Had a great time at Puke today. However never before have I had so much front end chatter. I first got it breaking into Castrol so much so that I ran onto the grass. I then increased front preload and changed my entry into Castrol, no probs. However braking hard from 270 down at the end of back straight would have my front end chattering like mad. So bad I had to release the brake and reapply it a number of times to clear it before I could take the hairpin. What's going on there? And how do I stop it happening?

I have had it happen to me a couple times on the road too.

sounds to me like its bottoming out. check your sag on the front. static sag should be about 20% of total travel and rider sag about 30%. set the static sag and then check the rider sag if it comes out at more than 30% then your springs are too soft. buy heavier ones or you can cheat by raising the fork oil level.

note: adjustments mean nothing if your spring rate is wrong all they can do is make a compromise.