Heavy front end? - SV650.org

18-02-12, 07:21 PM

i have not been riding my bike much recently but on the last 2 or 3 short trips i have made i have noticed the front end feels heavy at slow speed, by this i mean hard to turn at first then suddenly seems to dip into the corners, it also feels like it pulls to the side a little when braking but again only at slow speed.
I have just been to blow the tyres up and the pressures were 27 in front and 26 in the rear, i know this is too low so i have put them up to 33 front 36 rear. My question though is were the tyre pressures likely to have been the cause of the poor handling or should i also be checking elsewhere?

Bibio · 18-02-12, 07:25 PM

low tyre pressure will make it feel heavy. now you have the correct pressure go out and try again.

18-02-12, 07:28 PM

almost definitely, think about it, the tyre is deflated and so spreads out and effectively becomes wider so harder to turn.

19-02-12, 12:49 AM

+2 was down to the low pressure

18-02-12, 07:21 PM	#1
aaron020873 Guest Posts: n/a	Heavy front end? i have not been riding my bike much recently but on the last 2 or 3 short trips i have made i have noticed the front end feels heavy at slow speed, by this i mean hard to turn at first then suddenly seems to dip into the corners, it also feels like it pulls to the side a little when braking but again only at slow speed. I have just been to blow the tyres up and the pressures were 27 in front and 26 in the rear, i know this is too low so i have put them up to 33 front 36 rear. My question though is were the tyre pressures likely to have been the cause of the poor handling or should i also be checking elsewhere?

18-02-12, 07:25 PM	#2
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: Heavy front end low tyre pressure will make it feel heavy. now you have the correct pressure go out and try again.

18-02-12, 07:28 PM	#3
quik_d Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Heavy front end almost definitely, think about it, the tyre is deflated and so spreads out and effectively becomes wider so harder to turn.

19-02-12, 12:49 AM	#4
chrisinflight Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Heavy front end +2 was down to the low pressure

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