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Bouncy Forks
adespin:
--- Quote from: Paulreade on August 31, 2018, 07:00:51 PM ---Are your wheels correctly trued and balanced ?. My front wheel was not fully trued, it had a flat spot , I have improved it but it needs another go, as does the rear wheel. Making a slight improvement on the front made a slight diffence to the bounce I was experiencing although I still need to properly true them both. I have also picked up some 5w oil which I will add to improve the damping. Like you it puts me off riding the Honda a little, but with some patience I suspect it will get sorted.
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That's something i'll have to check.
Paulreade:
By way of an update, I have just added a 5w oil to my forks and the bounce has in fact reduced quite considerably.
I'm not saying I have in fact cured it yet as I would like a second opinion on the 're Truing ' of the wheels by someone.
Another issue I guess mentioned by a previous party was that we should not I guess expect too much from these bikes, they are heavy, old tech and should not be compared to a modern machine. I find I am doing this constantly with the ride and the engine noises and quite frankly it drives you a little mad.
Paulreade:
I managed a decent 40mile run today by way of a test after changing the oil to 5w. Has definatly made an improvement to the extent I have to forgive the 'performance of the front suspension ' by virtue of its design and age. Very pleased with the improvement. I guess it depends also on the weight of the rider and the style of riding ?. Being only circa 11.5 stone the 5 w seems to work for me.
Erny:
Have the same issue with my CB750K7...
Not sure for values of your weight you provided (stone - is that kind of slang, equal to feet of what? Sorry that I don't understand...)
My weight is 80kg (naked :D)
Moorey:
--- Quote from: Paulreade on September 04, 2018, 08:13:27 AM ---By way of an update, I have just added a 5w oil to my forks and the bounce has in fact reduced quite considerably.
I'm not saying I have in fact cured it yet as I would like a second opinion on the 're Truing ' of the wheels by someone.
Another issue I guess mentioned by a previous party was that we should not I guess expect too much from these bikes, they are heavy, old tech and should not be compared to a modern machine. I find I am doing this constantly with the ride and the engine noises and quite frankly it drives you a little mad.
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You want to try going for a ride on something old then. ;)
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