what can cause a wobble or is there anyway or anthing you can equip your kat with to stop one. i am asking this because just over this past weekend the pa turnpike was shut down for hours because of a fatal accident in which a fellow suzuki rider was thrown from his bike over the concrete median into oncoming traffic and was hit 3 times. the rider behind him said that the wheel began to wobble.
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My guess would be a loose rear axle nut @ highway speeds... it started to shimmy then slipped....-Steve
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Originally posted by stevesMy guess would be a loose rear axle nut @ highway speeds... it started to shimmy then slipped...."Men will get no more out of life than they put into it."
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Originally posted by mike75Can a steering damper help to prevent the wobble? Im looking into getting one for my kat, but I dont know which one to choose.-Steve
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Originally posted by mike75Can a steering damper help to prevent the wobble? Im looking into getting one for my kat, but I dont know which one to choose.
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tank slappers/head wobbles/ whatever you want to call it is a natural function of the suspension trying to settle itself. The bike will correct the issue unless you have something seriously wrong, which you shouldn''t since you check the bike before every ride (or should if you don't )
The reason riders go down when the bike starts to wobble is they tense up causing the shake to transfer to the rest of the bike instead of just the steering head. The best way out of it is to relax and accelerate.
The best way to avoid it is to keep the front wheel on the ground, which generally shouldn't be a problem on a KatTwo goldfish were in their tank.
One turns to the other and says,
"You man the guns, I'll drive."
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