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- From: npet@bnr.ca (Nick Pettefar)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: Whole lotta shakin' ...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.173843.19253@bnr.uk>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 17:38:43 GMT
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- Arturo Vega (arturo@informix.com) whined:
-
- : .......[blah...blah]
- : handlebars from side to side. I noticed a small nick on one fork
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Hey! I haven't been anywhere near your fork tube!
-
- : tube after I realized the tube had a light coating of oil & a little
- : "mud" near the top of the fork's travel. Since I recently replaced
- : the fork seal, it seems to me that the nick may have damaged the new
- : seal.
-
- : So, a few questions to the omniscient net:
-
- : 1. What's the best reaction to this wobble? Unfortunately, my bike,
- : a cm400, cannot elevate its front wheel at that speed, so that's
- : not an option :-( Basically all I did was slow down gradually and
- : maintain a *very* firm hand on the controls.
-
- : 2. What might be the possible causes? Is it possible that asymmetrical
- : fluid levels in the fork tubes could lead to this behavior? Over
- : the course of the past few rides I had observed that at these speeds,
- : the bike would require longer intervals to settle after being
- : perturbed by road irregularities. At lower speeds I've noticed
- : nothing amiss.
-
- : 3. Will I need to replace the fork tube to avoid chewing up new
- : fork seals as fast as I can replace them?
-
- : Art "Cheap thrills"
-
- I had the same thing on my bike. My fork oil-seal had gone, causing a bad
- wobble. Changing the seal and topping up with oil solved the problem.
-
- Over here, in National Health Land, you can get forks re-chromed. Look for
- similar services in your area. Alternatively you should be aqble to get a
- CM400 fork from a breaker. Do you really need suspension on a CM400? Just
- put a bicycle front-end on and save some money!
-
- Do something fast before you break yourself!!! I am serious!!!
-
-
- Nick (the Suspended Biker) DoD 1069 Concise Oxford
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- M'Crash!
-