Front end chatter

[Bibio]

nope.. compression is slot/screw at bottom of forks. rebound is slot/screw on the top in middle of preload nut.

I'll adjust the compression this afternoon after i get a video of what she's like already

[Bibio]

ooohhh, one other thing. did you balance the new front wheel?

Yes, the new wheel has been balanced when the new tyre was fitted had that thought my self actually.


Spoke to a chap who does suspension, says he'll take a look on thursday nite, he was fairly hesitant when i told him it was an SV with a Zx10r rear and gsxr front, he wanted to know oil levels and spring rates, while i have that info for the back shock

99-02 SV650 337mm 510#
04 ZX10R 338mm 540#

Neither I or Ter know whats springs or oil are in the front, and it costs dollars to open them and have a look, dollars i dont rly want to spend .

So anyway, he said bring her down, we'll set her up to a good base setting and run her on the machine ( no idea what machine this is ) and see what we get.

I'd be happy enough just getting the chatter out of the front end, anything else is a plus

[Bibio]

good stuff.. i'm sure that he will help in getting a start for you.

Yea hopefully, be interesting to see what this machine he has for the springs, seems it works out what they are weighted for ??

Did you add the magnets for the speedo befoore you got the wheel balanced?

Originally Posted by svdemon

Did you add the magnets for the speedo befoore you got the wheel balanced?

I did yes, and i mentioned to the nice man who was balancing it that there is magnets on that side of the disc, so be stuck some weights on either side of it it seems ....

[Bibio]

another thing (your not going to like it) you say that you were getting chatter/shake before the front swap when you were shifting up gears... have you ever thought that its 'user input'. i'm not trying to be funny or slag your riding m8, its just that a lot of people do it without realising what they are doing e.g. gripping the bars to tight shifting there hip to much, etc.etc. how is the chatter when you accelerate normally (rolling on the throttle rather than whacking it on)?

No no, my bad, no chatter with the old front end, she was solid as a rock, what i used to get was a lot of front rise, or a bobbing effect, change up gear, nose goes down, then back up, but that not the case any more.

Standard acceleration, is fine, no chatter, she can be bumpy over bumps, and in some cases very bumpy