Just a thought, and I'm sure others on this group may have better thoughts than me, but if the front brakes have ever been locked up the tire might have a flat spot on it. Have you replaced the tires or are these the ones the previous owner left on it?
Btw, welcome to the group and we appreciate pics ;) -Kyle On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:49 PM, NM85NightHawk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone! > > First, thank you for the awesome mailing list. I have learned an > incredible amount from searching through the old posts. > > However, I'm up against a problem that I can't figure out. > > I have a 1985 CB650SC. My first bike! Woo hoo! > > Unfortunately, anytime I get up to 40 mph or faster it feels like the > front tire is skipping all over the place. Almost like something is > loose. I've checked all the fasteners to make sure things are tight, > alignment (using the fluorescent tube trick mentioned here), and have > triple checked the tire balance front and rear. The front forks are > true, and after pulling the tank and covers can see no evidence that > the frame is damaged (checked for true here also). > > I took the bike to a local Honda mechanic and all he did was try and > buy the bike from me for $200, saying the engine was about to blow > up... and he wouldn't work on it as it was so old. Hmmmm... kinda > shady... > > Anyhow, would anyone have thoughts on what might be causing the front > tire to wriggle and skip all over the road? > > Thank you, and safe riding. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
