high there...the shimmy at your front end as you move
between lines of traffic sounds familiar...i think
your steering head bearings are too tight...i've just
done the furbur fix and i found that if i tightened
the bearings too much the front end weaves and wonders
on it's own...i found it most unnerving...as 4
tyres...i'm just about to install dymags and radial
tyres...according to listers and other max heads it's
the single most positive mod you can do to a standard
max...cost is the big consideration though...hope this
helped somewhat...i'm sure more clued up listers will
sort your problem out...i really think you should
loosen your head bearings...see you...simon...ireland.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I was looking forward to bring this matter to your
> attention for some time, but hadn't had the time to
> do it.
>
> For those who don't know I have a 1999 European non
> v-boost bike, that was purchased with the following
> tyres: Both Metzeler with 110/90 V18 on the front
> and 150/90 B 15 M/C.74V Marathon ML on the rear.
> This means I have a great balloon as a rear tyre and
> a rather skinny front shoe.
>
> Since new I noticed that when I lean at low speed to
> the left (or right), I have to hold the bars firmly
> towards the opposite side, since the whole steering
> wants to go further into the curve. This fight makes
> the bike nod quite badly and makes the slow ride a
> rather unpleasant one to say the least. Forget about
> loose steering bearings, I have tightened them till
> the front end didn't move freely from side to side
> and then slackened them a bit so the front wheel up
> in the air could move from side to side, but just
> barely. Now for the first question, has anybody else
> felt this, is it normal???.
>
> Second thing I also notice is the bike trying to
> change direction as I am moving between stationary
> vehicles when I approach the traffic lights, since
> any deformity on the asphalt, even the white marks
> on the road make the front tyre want to go one way
> while the rear sits comfortably on top of the
> irregularities. I'm sure that if both tyres had the
> same size, none of this would happen. On the other
> hand, the tendency of the back tyre to wear itself
> flat does not help at all. Again, other riders must
> have felt this also and once more this is also a
> rather unpleasant feeling.
>
> Three, once on the open road full of nice twisters
> braking hard, solo riding, getting the most of my
> max the bike is glued to the road and only when my
> centre stand starts scraping the tarmac as I lean to
> the left and my canister scrapes leaning to the
> right, I find the bike's limits. (I must inform you
> that I have Racetech front suspension with no
> lowering kit and standard rear suspension set at
> pos. 3). The rubber compound is good and have no
> grip problems, but..., yes there is a but. Taking a
> close look at the tyres, I find that while the rear
> still had about 1/2 an inch to go on both sides, the
> front one has gone all the way and pieces of rubber
> have been peeled off where I have no more surface to
> use, just at the edge of the usable part of it. This
> clearly means that while I could lean even more if
> the rest of the bike allowed as far as the rear tyre
> goes, my front tyre is just about to let me down and
> in a bad way.
>
> I have nothing against Metzeler, it's just that I
> think I would benefit from having a "fatter" front
> tyre after all I have just mentioned. My neighbour
> has a CBR 600 and the front tyre is almost the same
> as the rear.
>
> C'mon let's see what you come up with. One thing I
> would like to know is how big a tyre can you install
> on the front without having to modify the rest.
>
> Ground clearance is the second problem, so any mod.
> that implies smaller dia. wheels such as Paul's max
> is out of the question. As far as I am concerned and
> for the time being, I want to keep my bike as
> standard as possible, including rims.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Charles ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] )
>
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