Thu, 08 Oct 1998 13:55:26 +0200
- Message No. 4205
From: Panos Mallios
Subject: Strange front end noise
Hello everybody,
I own an RD04 (1992). Since I bought it, 2 years ago, I have been
experiencing a strange noise accompanied with a gentle sort of hammering
feeling from the front end of the bike, almost every time I hit a bump
or a hole on the road. Almost is the key word here, because it doesn't
happen if I ride fast over a speed bump or go off a pavement onto the
street. The problem has the tendency to appear only in really small road
variations, i.e. sharp and short bumps and small holes (really annoying
for off road travelling).
I have recently dismantled the whole front end to change the stearing
head bearing and the oil gaskets in the fork. My mechanic said that,
apart from the damaged parts, everything else seemed to be in good
shape. I was really hoping that after changing the stearing head bearing
the problem would disappear. Unfortunately it didn't.
Another thing that pussles me is that it doesn't seem to get any worse.
Could it be some small adjustment?
I would really appreciate some advice!
Thank you for your time.
Panos
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