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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 29 May 2013 - 22:06 Post title : Re: Steering head bearing adjustment (Re: RedBird2010) | | | Dave,Joe ,Rick, Sorry bout that. So Rick, let me know if it works.It should!! Dave!!!
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| | | RedBird2010 | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 666 | | Location | : | Spokane Valley, Washington, United States |
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| | Posted : 31 May 2013 - 20:04 Post title : Re: Steering head bearing adjustment (Re: davetac1) | | |
davetac1 wrote:
Dave,Joe ,Rick, Sorry bout that. So Rick, let me know if it works.It should!! Dave!!! |
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Dave,
As much as I hate to admit it I believe the low air pressure was causing the majority of the "shimmy/wobble" I didn't get to ride it too far today but I think it is mostly gone.
Thanks
| Rick 
2010 Thunderbird SE 1600
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| | | Sensiblepete | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 20/08/2011 | | Posts | : | 158 | | Location | : | Sweden |
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| | Posted : 31 May 2013 - 20:16 Post title : Re: Steering head bearing adjustment (Re: RedBird2010) | | | Sure was good advice to check the tyre pressure
Do a very careful inspection of the tyre, especially if you have ridden long distances with low pressure. This as the tyre with such low pressure have been flexing more than it was designed for, and in the process gotten hotter than normal and this in turn could likely have caused material-structural breakdown of the tyre.
| | Post edited by Sensiblepete on 31 May 2013 - 20:17 |
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Jun 2013 - 04:57 Post title : Re: Steering head bearing adjustment (Re: Sensiblepete) | | | Tire pressure should be checked atleast once a week,along with a quick inspection of the tires for cuts,nails glass,bubbles,etc. which may have been picked up over the course of that week.The roadways are just full of surprises.I can't tell ya how many times over the years I've dug stuff like that out of my tires "BEFORE" it had a chance to penetrate em.So a word to the wise is sufficent.
And Rick!!! My bill will be forth coming. Dave!!!
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| | | wizard | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 07/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 430 | | Location | : | St Neots, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Jun 2013 - 21:33 Post title : Re: Steering head bearing adjustment (Re: davetac1) | | | Great thread guys.
I have my bike lifted and ready for removing front wheel for tyre change.
My steering does bounce slightly off the stop but the movement is smooth and there is no movement up/down or fore and aft, so I am pretty happy to leave until it is next lifted to test again.
Your comments were read, absorbed, considered and have made me comfortable that I do not need to act yet.
This is a great site.
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| | | RedBird2010 | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 11/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 666 | | Location | : | Spokane Valley, Washington, United States |
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| | Posted : 09 Jun 2013 - 03:34 Post title : Re: Steering head bearing adjustment (Re: wizard) | | |
wizard wrote:
Great thread guys.
I have my bike lifted and ready for removing front wheel for tyre change.
My steering does bounce slightly off the stop but the movement is smooth and there is no movement up/down or fore and aft, so I am pretty happy to leave until it is next lifted to test again.
Your comments were read, absorbed, considered and have made me comfortable that I do not need to act yet.
This is a great site. |
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I haven't ridden mine a lot since I discovered the lack of air pressure in my front tire, the "wiggle" in the front end at low speeds is pretty much gone, there may be just a little but hard to notice. I am due for new tires in August so I want to see if it is the tire causing some of it.
| Rick
2010 Thunderbird SE 1600
"Harley-Davidson; the worlds' most efficient method of turning gasoline into noise without the harmful side effect of horsepower."
"The wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask"
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