cptcrunch
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posted May 11, 2006 03:37 AM
headshake around 160mph
Hey guys I took my 10r out yesterday got it up to 168 mph. I have a speedo healer on and I know it is about 3% off. but anyway I got alot of headshake around 160 anyone else find this problem?
DAMN-IT it's one thing after another with this bike
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zx12adam
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posted May 11, 2006 03:44 AM
How was the road surface?
Have you set the sag?
What tire pressures?
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lastman
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posted May 11, 2006 04:43 AM
Is it on stock settings?
If 05 bike do you have a damper?
You could try a litttle less rebound on the front!
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posted May 11, 2006 06:45 AM
Besides the aforementioned questions (all valid BTW) - how tight were ya holdin the bars?
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fish_antlers
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posted May 11, 2006 08:06 AM
what year? I had the 06 up to 172 with nary a problem.
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brig10
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posted May 11, 2006 08:17 AM
Recall
I just got a letter about a minor recall for mine ('06 model). Apparently the steering damper mounting bolt hasn't been tightened to the correct torque setting. Don't know if that's got anything to do with it, then again I've had no probs with mine apart from a reasonably small wobble when I hammered it on a rough surface.
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thundermonkey
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posted May 11, 2006 08:53 AM
Check the tightness of your bearings in the stem if it was not the surface,light powerful bike on a rough surface gonn'a shake but loose bearings in the stem will cause problems too,don't know how tight but the answer is in the past search the old posts
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cptcrunch
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posted May 11, 2006 12:29 PM
everything is still set at factory, so I will try some of that and let you know, by the way it is an 06
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Hells Dark Lord
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posted May 11, 2006 09:34 PM
start with set up and air pressure they are free tweaks.....then you might play with ride heigth....I have checked out that Ohlins damper the 06 comes with and am not a big fan of it, i woudl scrap it and put a scotts on it.....if the other fixes to work that is...
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cptcrunch
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posted May 12, 2006 12:09 PM
ok guys I dropped some air out of my front tire put a little more presure on my forks and I even held on a little tighter, I was only able to get to 156 before I had to back out of it.
ran out of road but it does seem a little more stable. I will tweak on it a bit more when the rain goes away and let you know
thanks fellas
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zx12adam
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posted May 12, 2006 01:44 PM
Don't grip the bars tight at all, that binds the steering creating headshake, keep a loose grip on the bars and use your legs to hang-on.
Make sure your tire pressures are the right amount.
Set the suspension properly, most important sag.
How many miles are on your tires? Any noticable wear?
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cptcrunch
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posted May 12, 2006 09:22 PM
no i just put them on the other day. and the ones I took off only had a few miles on them. and I never do burn-outs
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redelk
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posted May 12, 2006 09:38 PM
It could be a "balancing issue" with the front tire. In many cases, they guy that mounts the tires at the dealership just gets to what he thinks is "close" before tapping that weight onto the rim. Sometimes, they might not even check the balance and just leave the old weight on the rim.
Not to say that this is a common thing with service departments, but I've seen it happen more than I care to. In most circumstances, I'd think being a little off is no big deal. Doin' a "Buck Fifty" or more, it could possibly be a contributing factor.
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cptcrunch
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posted May 12, 2006 09:52 PM
well my front tire dont have any weights on it, that may be one of my problems
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redelk
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posted May 12, 2006 11:07 PM
It is not impossible for a front tire and rim to balance out "perfectly". Just more often then not, some amout of weight is usually necessary. Now, of course, in most cases we're only talking about 7 to 28 grams (0.25~1.0 oz). A 1/4 to 1/3 oz ain't much... a ounce is a uncommonly big chunk.
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cptcrunch
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posted May 13, 2006 03:38 AM
Yeah it dont take much weight to balance em, I took my 636 out yesterday got around 142
not even so much as a shimmy , now it has the new scotts damper and Im sure that helps alot. as far as the 10 goesshould I tighten on the front and rear damping
or loosen? I weigh around 180
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Hells Dark Lord
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posted May 13, 2006 07:00 AM
I have no expierience on the new 10's suspension. I woudl suggest that you set the sag first, then play with the rebound and compression damening...I havea flow chart that may help you set it up..I will post it here
remember this is just a guide.....try makeing small adjustments...
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