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leonardo269:
Hi,
     My K7 has a front end wobble if I do not hold the bars tightly. (for instance if I take one hand off the bars to lift my visor). (Tyre looks OK, wheel looks OK). It does it withoiut the brakes being applied.

Also, my newly reconditioned set of forks are rubbish! I can feel every bump and pothole in the road as I ride along. The stanchions have been re-chromed with new seals and internal bits with the correct amount of the right grade hydraulic fluid.

I realised that the handling on CB750's was a bit suspect, but the combination of these two faults is slowly driving me round the bend :blink: .  

Are these common problems with CB750? If so, has anyone suceeded in  putting them right?

Cheers,

Ray

jimshea:
Ray,
At what speed does the wobble occur?? is it all of the time? if not, it sounds like a simple wheel balance issue; do you have balance weights on the front?

Voxonda:
Hey Ray,

I would suggest to, also, check your steering head bearings.

Good luck.

Post edited by: Voxonda, at: 2007/02/03 09:50

leonardo269:
Hi,

It does it all the time, but is most noticable at low speeds. If you relax grip on the bars it is quite an wobble.

When the tyre needs replacing (which is probably not that long) I think I will get the whole wheel rebuit on a new rim and fit a modern tyre.

That ought to do it.  

Cheers,

Ray

leonardo269:
Hi,

I replaced the steering head bearings with a tapered roller set recently. There is no play and eveything is smooth as you would expect.

Cheers,

Ray

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