OK, just replaced the fork oil with 20W Synthetic fork oil...
I like it, a little bit on the stiff side, maybe not good for the street, but finally the suspension does not feel like jelly!
"De-Californized" my bike, removed all the emissions related crap, and it is running a lot better, not quite right yet, but a lot better.
Tried to adjust the steering head bearings, and now I'm stuck...
(Hate the stupid steering head bearings!)
I can feel freeplay when braking, but not if I put the bike on some stands with the front wheel on the air. If I put my hand touching the steering head with a finger on the top triple tree, I can feel the freeplay when braking. And the "freeplay" is quite evident when going over uneven pavement (read: patched pothole over an already patched pothole).
Is that freeplay normal???
If I tighten more the weird nut over the top steering bearing (the round nut with the 4 slots) the steering gets quite hard, and the handling really funky because of the tight steering.
So I think:
a) It is normal?
b) Steering head bearings, mostly the races, are shot?
I can't tighten it more, and even when I tried tightening a lot more, and the bike handled really bad (specially when trying to turn to the right at low speed, it would not want to go to the right). So I losened it a little bit, and it handles way better, but the "freeplay" is there.
Normal or shot stearing head bearing races?
I like it, a little bit on the stiff side, maybe not good for the street, but finally the suspension does not feel like jelly!
"De-Californized" my bike, removed all the emissions related crap, and it is running a lot better, not quite right yet, but a lot better.
Tried to adjust the steering head bearings, and now I'm stuck...
(Hate the stupid steering head bearings!)
I can feel freeplay when braking, but not if I put the bike on some stands with the front wheel on the air. If I put my hand touching the steering head with a finger on the top triple tree, I can feel the freeplay when braking. And the "freeplay" is quite evident when going over uneven pavement (read: patched pothole over an already patched pothole).
Is that freeplay normal???
If I tighten more the weird nut over the top steering bearing (the round nut with the 4 slots) the steering gets quite hard, and the handling really funky because of the tight steering.
So I think:
a) It is normal?
b) Steering head bearings, mostly the races, are shot?
I can't tighten it more, and even when I tried tightening a lot more, and the bike handled really bad (specially when trying to turn to the right at low speed, it would not want to go to the right). So I losened it a little bit, and it handles way better, but the "freeplay" is there.
Normal or shot stearing head bearing races?
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