A near tank slapper!!

Some inyeresting points thanks, interestingly enough the rear tyre is a 130/80 for the first time, shocks are relatively new and the lump hammer you will clearly see on the tool board in front of the Duc. It serves as a warning to behave  :D :D :D

So plan of action is I'll check for cracks, check the tyre pressures, head down to Tyres for Bikes and get a good tyre gauge. Head up for Levo to shove a new tyre on this weekend, wear out the rear tyre and hopefully that will solve it to some extent! BTW even when loaded to the hilt ie camping gear and beer and stuff I've never felt a shake before. I reckon I've had 20kgs on that rack (or as Cam would say, sissy bar) or more without problems


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But they all do that Drikko. Worn tyres, slowing down, hand off bars, they all wobble at around 60 KMH.
Easly fixed with new tyres and while you're at it: check steering head bearings, fork oil, look for cracks under the steering stem, wheel alignment and pull the speedo worm-drive widget apart and give it a good grease.

OR

Don't take your hands off the bars ;)
 
I had on at 140ks once.The only one I have had in 30 years of owning it.The first big ride I was overtaking a line of 6 cars in the rain,the double yellow line as coming up and I flicked the bike hard back to the right side of the road.The back tyre,a early example of dual compound Bridgestone,hard in the middle and soft on the edge steped out crossing the painted double yellow and then gripped.I steered into the slide as it got traction and BANG BANG BANG,it slapped hard.Scared me proper,leaned a good lesson.My fault entirely,well over the limit and riding like a dickhead.Also stopped buying tyres without maximum grip built in.Good to reach your limit and learn without a huge cost.
 
I had a very interesting one many years back on a friends Ducati 750ss.
Rode it back from Sports Motorcycles Manchester to Nottingham.
Was told to go and enjoy it so had a fast ride over the hills back to Notts :D.
Decided to drop into the then Italian bike shop to show them the bike.
Slowing down ahead of some traffic lights and the front end shook like the devil as I can to a stop.
:oFlat tyre..............
Been doing a hundred and plenty mph a short while before.
No lotto tickets in those days,..............
 
Kiwi Laverda said:
I had a very interesting one many years back on a friends Ducati 750ss.
Rode it back from Sports Motorcycles Manchester to Nottingham.
Was told to go and enjoy it so had a fast ride over the hills back to Notts :D.
Decided to drop into the then Italian bike shop to show them the bike.
Slowing down ahead of some traffic lights and the front end shook like the devil as I can to a stop.
:oFlat tyre..............
Been doing a hundred and plenty mph a short while before.
No lotto tickets in those days,..............
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No valve cap?

Had similar experiences in my carefree heydays! ::)

piet
 
Kiwi Laverda said:
I agree with Piet on this one. ,,, a few years ago, BT45, changed the tyre and it sent away.
Not the tyres problem, just a fairly well worn tyre, I thought there was lots of life left in it.
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+1
a worn front BT45 would always get Miss J a shaking with no hands about 70 - 80 km/h.
she's running a worn Sport Demon Pirelli today, and is sweet as!
 
Got the Sport Demons on the Goose - love em, wet or dry, road or track days bloody brilliant.
 
chrisk said:
:o I wouldn't mind rding that in the wet!
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Arm is at the wrong angle, should be matching the frame and leg. I thought ChrisK would have picked up on that immediately  ::)
 
Davo said:
Arm is at the wrong angle, should be matching the frame and leg. I thought ChrisK would have picked up on that immediately?  ::)
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Ooops, I've been caught out. Although not a true tit-man, my attention was drawn toward the Union Jack, for a minute.
Frankly, I think her arm should be parralell to her feet, although, in that position her right leg would obscure her hand!
 
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