Anyone help diagnose this problem?

[ducatilover]

You have a center stand?

Spada's were too cool for center stands...and some dick put a balancing box under the sump...


Tyre pressures are very important on the Spada, I found anything under 32-33psi on the front of mine and it was very unstable in the front. I was running 36 or so in the front and experimented with 34-38 in the rear, cannot remember what I ended up with though sorry (I only put 130,000km on it )

It'd be good to know what the crash was, pics are fun too.

[scumdog]

Cornering like a fish can be due to soft suspension, broken spokes, bad load balance (eg some pack-racks put the load high and behind the rear wheel) or dodgy swing arm bearings.

Sounds like you need to have the front shocks checked.

Shoot, My Harley handles like the above but without the above faults...

Anyhoo, what are your steering head bearings (A thing they check for a WOF, possibly a good reason to have it at least checked for a WOF) or your swing-arm bushes like for wear&tear?

And you've probably answered a bit or your question re the noise from the forks... get then looked at by somebody who knows about them.

In the meantime keep off the road - or at least ride kinda slow if you can't.

[Brayden]

Hey guys! Took it for a long ride tonight after i inflated the front tyre from 19 psi to about 33!! Couldn't believe it was so badly underflated.....!!!

Helped hugely stopped the fishtailing from side to side and the bike was much more stable! Especially stable past the speed camera today by the Mt. Victoria Tunnel Tonight.

I felt like a bit of an idiot getting so worried when all was needed was a front tyre pump ump! However every day holds a new lesson xD

This monday coming me and a few mates are going for a relaxed cruise possibly through Makra and then through brooklyn across the waterfront and then across seatoun across to oriental parade possibly for a stop for some cafee ice!

If anyones keen let me know 0278147243!

Cheers guys should be fun!

[mulletman]

Hey guys! Took it for a long ride tonight after i inflated the front tyre from 19 psi to about 33!! Couldn't believe it was so badly underflated.....!!!

Helped hugely stopped the fishtailing from side to side and the bike was much more stable! Especially stable past the speed camera today by the Mt. Victoria Tunnel Tonight.

I felt like a bit of an idiot getting so worried when all was needed was a front tyre pump ump! However every day holds a new lesson xD

This monday coming me and a few mates are going for a relaxed cruise possibly through Makra and then through brooklyn across the waterfront and then across seatoun across to oriental parade possibly for a stop for some cafee ice!

If anyones keen let me know 0278147243!

Cheers guys should be fun!

Thats a problem with bike tyres , they visually look fine even That low compared to cars, ah well you've learn't something , enjoy your ride.

[DEATH_INC.]

I'd still check the forks for straightness if you haven't already, and check the wheel alignment too. If the impact was big enough to damage the front wheel it could well have damaged something else.
You don't want to find something is seriously wrong at open road speeds....
Of course if you've already done all this then as you were

[Shaun]

I'd still check the forks for straightness if you haven't already, and check the wheel alignment too. If the impact was big enough to damage the front wheel it could well have damaged something else.
You don't want to find something is seriously wrong at open road speeds....
Of course if you've already done all this then as you were

100% agreed

[Brayden]

Aye I'm quite scared that the forks are screwed, I've heard forks can be really expensive

The bikes just been through a WOF but obviously they don't check that sort of thing

[riffer]

Y'know, I'm still thinking about that bit you posted about the forks going "clunk" when you go over a big bump.

I've had that before on a previous bike, and tracked it down to the bolt at the bottom of the forks that holds the cartridge to the fork having come loose, and the cartridge was just bouncing up and down inside the fork.

Okay when the weight was on the fork but when the weight goes off, like over a bump or when you go over a crest it was giving me all sorts of grief.

Sounds like someone who know summit about bikes needs to give yours the once-over.

Whereabouts do you live young fella? I'm in Upper Hutt and I'd be happy to look at it for you.

[Shaun]

Y'know, I'm still thinking about that bit you posted about the forks going "clunk" when you go over a big bump.

I've had that before on a previous bike, and tracked it down to the bolt at the bottom of the forks that holds the cartridge to the fork having come loose, and the cartridge was just bouncing up and down inside the fork.

Okay when the weight was on the fork but when the weight goes off, like over a bump or when you go over a crest it was giving me all sorts of grief.

Sounds like someone who know summit about bikes needs to give yours the once-over.

Whereabouts do you live young fella? I'm in Upper Hutt and I'd be happy to look at it for you.

Good on ya

[Brayden]

Y'know, I'm still thinking about that bit you posted about the forks going "clunk" when you go over a big bump.

I've had that before on a previous bike, and tracked it down to the bolt at the bottom of the forks that holds the cartridge to the fork having come loose, and the cartridge was just bouncing up and down inside the fork.

Okay when the weight was on the fork but when the weight goes off, like over a bump or when you go over a crest it was giving me all sorts of grief.

Sounds like someone who know summit about bikes needs to give yours the once-over.

Whereabouts do you live young fella? I'm in Upper Hutt and I'd be happy to look at it for you.

That would be awesome if you could, would be a huge favour! I'm located in the city but am always up for a ride so would be more than happy to head up to the hutt. Currently on Uni holidays so am free all days cept sundays and monday evenings

[riffer]

That would be awesome if you could, would be a huge favour! I'm located in the city but am always up for a ride so would be more than happy to head up to the hutt. Currently on Uni holidays so am free all days cept sundays and monday evenings

If you can wait that long I don't work Fridays. Otherwise, any evening except Mondays is good for me.

PM me.

[sleemanj]

Yeah except the insurance company would have payed for the repairs, not me

Sounds like it is too late now, but for your future edification...

Particularly if the accident was not at the very least contributed to by something the warrant would have shown up, then not having a warrant does not have bearing on if your insurance must pay.

Insurance Law Reform Act, search here.

Of course, if the accident WAS because of something unwarrantable, then even having a warrant won't stop the insurance company telling you to take a hike.

[flyingcrocodile46]

Y'know, I'm still thinking about that bit you posted about the forks going "clunk" when you go over a big bump.

I've had that before on a previous bike, and tracked it down to the bolt at the bottom of the forks that holds the cartridge to the fork having come loose, and the cartridge was just bouncing up and down inside the fork.

Okay when the weight was on the fork but when the weight goes off, like over a bump or when you go over a crest it was giving me all sorts of grief.

Sounds like someone who know summit about bikes needs to give yours the once-over.

Whereabouts do you live young fella? I'm in Upper Hutt and I'd be happy to look at it for you.

Good stuff. I know someone who was experiencing very similar problems and when I had a close look at it I found he had forgotten to tighten the axle clamps allowing the axle to move around . Problem solved

[Katman]

It bothers me that there are motorcyclists out there who don't yet realise the importance of knowing their tyre pressures are sound.

Surely this is something that needs to be hammered in right from the BHS stage.

[riffer]

It bothers me that there are motorcyclists out there who don't yet realise the importance of knowing their tyre pressures are sound.

Surely this is something that needs to be hammered in right from the BHS stage.

Lots of things need to be hammered in right from the BHS stage Steve. Best we can do is show people some info and hope it rubs off. I can remember being 17 and riding my 1969 CB350 with the old Continental tyres with the smooth concentric lines in all sorts of shit weather and never even thinking about stuff like that.

Would have been nice to have someone show me back then in 1984... never mind. I fell off a few times but seem to have survived.