Thanks for the response Simon. As you say dymags might be a solution, but the pocket
will suffer and my wife will surely end my sorrow by simply cutting my throat. What I
am looking for is a bigger front tyre ( I mean more balloon, that fits with the
standard mudguard and of course change the rear one to match according to the
manufacturer. I heard Avon make the Venoms, but I don't know what to order. Can
anybody help?
Regards,
Charles ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] )
----- Original Message -----
From: simon crook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: V-MAX TECH LIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: Tyres and handling...modz
> 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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