As long as it's not rubbing so that it gets any worse or so that you can tell it's rubbing I think that you'll be fine. HotrodMamma.
________________________________ From: the Bargers <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, April 1, 2010 1:06:53 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Bounce and Squeal Thanks Kim. Appreciate the comment as that may be the essence of the problem. I did look under the rear fender and there is not a single shiny spot but a thin half inch trail that is slightly cleaner than the rest of the underside that runs dead center over the entire length. Is that normal? Barge ----- Original Message ----- >From: Kim > Paddock >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:01 > AM >Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Bounce > and Squeal > > >The Pirelli's may simply be a soft tire that, once it loses contact with > the road, grabs and squeals a bit once contact is made again. > > > > ________________________________ From: the Bargers <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 9:39:24 > PM >Subject: Re: [Nighthawk > Lovers] Bounce and Squeal > > > >Thanks Dennis. Will check. It doesn't sound like > something that could cause a critical event. In in an effort to match the > front and rear tire pattern, they (the dealer) may have put a wider than OEM > tire on the back. It also could be a nuance of this type of Pirelli. I will > look for the shiny spot and react accordingly. So far, it's been more of am > irritant than anything else. I've put 2k on it with some lengthy trips on > interstates and restricted access 4 lanes so far without any real handling > issues. The major squeaks have occurred on residential streets with > patched up potholes. Unless you think I need to stiffen up the rear shocks, > I > will leave them in the #2 setting. > >Barge >----- >> Original Message ----- >>From: Dennis Hammerl >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: >> Wednesday, March 31, 2010 11:05 PM >>Subject: >> Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Bounce and Squeal >> >> >>I'll take another guess. But first, I find the late model 750 front end >> a bit too soft for me. I have no way of knowing what was done to yours. >> The >> rear at #6 must have been a filling loosener. Now, about those tires... >> Is >> the back one wider than OEM ? Like maybe the sidewall is rubbing the >> trailing arm when it gets deformed by impact ? I'd look for a shiny spot >> somewhere under the rear fender too. 1/4" is not enough clearance in the >> dynamic of riding. >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: the Bargers >> <[email protected]> >>To: >> [email protected] >>Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 8:30:55 >> PM >>Subject: [Nighthawk >> Lovers] Bounce and Squeal >> >> >> >>Subject titles can be misleading. After having >> returned from a lengthy stint of work travel, I have gotten back in the >> saddle and am still experiencing some skid like squeal whenever I go >> over asphalt patches, manhole covers, railroad tracks, and any bumps or >> dips >> at above 35 mph. I have backed off the brake pedal adjusting nut to where >> I >> almost have to stand on the rear brake to make it work, and the tires >> still >> make that noise. So I don't believe it's dragging the real wheel. >> Frankly, I can't even tell if it's the front or rear tire. The bike is an >> 03 >> 750 with 6k. The rear suspension is now set at the #2 setting vs. the #6 >> setting when I bought it. I weigh 170. The bike's previous owner had >> extra large grips put on and I assume was a pretty big guy (or rode >> double a >> lot with that #6 stiffer setting). The only other visible modifications >> were >> the 30-06 bullet shaped tire valve caps. >>I put new tires on it before I rode it out of >> the dealership--Pirelli Sport Demons. I have also tried dropping the air >> pressure down from 33 to 28 and that seemed to help a little. >>Could it be simply the tires themselves or is >> it a suspension problem? Does the squeal come from a bounce that comes >> from >> too soft or too hard a suspensiion setting. Could the previous owner have >> installed stiffer springs and/or heavier fork oil causing the front end >> to >> hop more? I had a Honda mechanic sit on it, pump the front end and ride >> around iin the parking lot and he said it seemed fine to him (but he >> didn't >> have time to get out on the road and get over 15 mph.). This is driving >> me >> nuts, so Dennis or anybody else who has some things I can try out please >> give me some feedback. 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