Tue, 12 May 1998 11:07:12 +0100 - Message No. 2967
From: "Seaton, Andy"

Subject: RE: Fork pressure etc


Hi Pete,

If you put your bike on the centre stand, grab hold of the forks and
there is no play, ie no movement I doubt whether you need new head
bearings. I think the wobble you get as you slow down is just a
"feature" of the @. One of the symptoms of head bearing failure/time to
renew is at higher speeds. If you see a lorry in the distance get in the
same lane, leave about 3-400 yards distance and see if you get a
noticeable weave, alternatively at about 40mph just take your hands off
the handlebars and see it the bike starts to wobble through the handle
bars (known as tank slapping). Does'nt sound like you've too much to
worry about though.

Ciao..


 Andy Seaton. X5287.
Systems Support Manager,
E-Mail: Andy.Seaton@gs.com
 "The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other
people"


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Pete [SMTP:philz@netcomuk.co.uk]
	Sent:	11 May 1998 7:44 pm
	To:	xrv@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de
	Subject:	(XRV) Fork pressure etc

	Hi Y'all

	SuMMer is here so I thought I'd check the old girl  ( @ ) over,
as when
	I am traveling at fairly slow speeds 10-15kmh or less the bike
seems to
	be very wobbly say when your slowing down to a stop for the
traffic
	lights (maybe just my old age tho  )
	the balance seems to go slightly adrift although if I slow down
using
	the back brake only its normally much better, now is this just
me or is
	it a sign that the steering bearing is adjusted too tight etc.
?? it
	seems ok on the center stand, moves freely from side to side,
certainly
	not stiff.

	Air pressure in the front forks ! -seems a bit too bouncy at the
front
	end when just cruising along at say 50kmh , what would this be
and what
	air pressure is recommended for someone who weighs around 93kg,
is there
	any other settings for the front end, and what about the rear,
what
	pressure should that be for average use ?

	the front forks say a special tool is needed to adjust the
bearings is
	this true or can I get around it with careful use of a chisel to
just
	tap the nut a little, I also have a slight occasional knock from
the
	front headstock area when going over bumps and turning on bumps,
what do
	you think ??
	or should I just get some new bearings for the front headstock
??

	For the users with the Garmin GPS 12, today I bought the
handlebar
	bracket and although its only plastic :( it seems fairly strong
and at
	only £10.95ukp very reasonable,
	also for UK users I got my unit GPS12 for £115 which was much
cheaper
	than elsewhere I tried,  from a Company in Essex "Waters and
Stanton"
	and they seem happy to beat any other prices so if your thinking
of
	getting or updating your GPS I'd be happy to pass their number
on.

	Thanks in anticipation

	regards

	Pete (UK)





dipper@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de