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IsleofNinja wrote:You may have thrown a wheel weight during your ............... ummm ............ oops ..

Another common one is dirt/twigs/boulders/nanny goates getting stuck between the tyre bead and the rim which knocks the balance right out of wack plus throws the tyre out of round.

I'd get the front tyre pushed off the bead , cleaned , re - balanced and try again .......

+1

I know that wattie, I'm just saying the front damper is now uneven left to right
because one of the adjusters has screwed around a little

dude tyres.....teach you for using that bridgestone shit .

I've got the same problem at the moment between 70-80. I'm not sure whether it's the stuffed front tyre or the missing weight Either way new front going in this week and all should be sweet

Hey Steve....you bought new tyres yet? Might stop you wingeing about the headshakes! Mate, My bike does it too and most bikes I;ve ever owned had it at some speed. Usually around the 80k mark. I found that if I rode around with at least one hand on the bars, the problem disappeared!!!

+1 on the worn tire. Zzr had the same issue. I was told to change the head bearings, but it had not long had that done. Changed the tire and nothing else and it was gone.
At the risk of turning this thread into a broken record... Change your front tire.

Can also dial that out in the damping to a point. Probably tyres as yours are worn and is a bit hard to tell really whats going on.

Have you set SAGS mate? Do this first before fiddling with the damping clickers and is a must do on any bike I get at least
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Anyway, we can have a spanner and ride day/bbq/etc or whatever at my place once you get the new hoops on if you want?

ive have my last two bikes do exactly what you're talking about, both when they had shagged front tyres... sounds like you're due for a new set

Bloody tyres still aren't in
I think these fuckers are pullin my chain

If it still exists after you change the front tyre are you carrying luggage bags like a gear sack? If you are then this can also be a contributing factor.

Honda had some head shake issues with some touring bikes when you rolled off the throttle. The wind can have a dramatic effect on what the bike is doing, I had an FZ1 that did it, no in a big way but noticeable when rolling off the throttle in a straight line, nothing to do with front tyre, it was just the dynamics of the bike.

Nick

Naked Twin wrote:If it still exists after you change the front tyre are you carrying luggage bags like a gear sack? If you are then this can also be a contributing factor.

Honda had some head shake issues with some touring bikes when you rolled off the throttle. The wind can have a dramatic effect on what the bike is doing, I had an FZ1 that did it, no in a big way but noticeable when rolling off the throttle in a straight line, nothing to do with front tyre, it was just the dynamics of the bike.

Nick

Only carrying my fat arse! But it was a little windy
Spoke to soon anyway the tyres are in so as soon as the fairings are done and she's dressed,
it will be new shoes times
If it still shakes with new rubber I'll just have to drink more

Shakes are usually from dryin out after a drink Steve, you know that

Jonno wrote:Shakes are usually from dryin out after a drink Steve, you know that

No shakes tonight then

seiko1 wrote:Bloody tyres still aren't in
I think these fuckers are pullin my chain

Oh so the slack needs to be tacken up on that too does it mate ??? Starting to sound like a sloppy maintenance regieme.. Maybe you better ship it over too me for a while ... I'll give it back at PI ... Honest !!!

IsleofNinja wrote:

seiko1 wrote:Bloody tyres still aren't in
I think these fuckers are pullin my chain

Oh so the slack needs to be tacken up on that too does it mate ??? Starting to sound like a sloppy maintenance regieme.. Maybe you better ship it over too me for a while ... I'll give it back at PI ... Honest !!!

Gimme a break I've only had her about 6 weeks