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Old 21-04-05, 11:46 AM   #1
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Default Bars wobbling on straight, flat roads!?

Afternoon all.

I noticed on the way to work today that my bars were wobbling gently from side-to-side, we're not talking a tank-slapper obviously, but a bit disconcerting nonetheless.

Found a flat, straight bit of road and took my hands of the bars and it still happens so I know it's not down to too tight a grip. Even tried this several times throughtout the journey on completely different road surfaces.

Bike wise it's a curvy '01 SVS, standard forks and rear shock, rear ride height raised about 1" with some shorter dog-bones and pre-load wound up max. Rear tyre is starting to square off but not enough to affect geometry and it was a straight road anyhow...

I'll see what happens tonight when I back the pre-load off but in the meantime, does anyone know if this sounds symptomatic or bearings, wheel balance etc.?

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Old 21-04-05, 11:49 AM   #2
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Tall at the rear can get you in to unstable steering territory, a worn back tyre will worsen this.

If it still does it with a good tyre on it may be worth a closer look.
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Old 21-04-05, 12:19 PM   #3
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Thanks Sid.

I understand the changes in geomerty will put more weight on the front and make the steering a bit sharper / flickable - that's why I did it.

What I don't get it why a worn back tyre might worsen this - at least not when going straight.

Can you show me the light mate?

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Old 21-04-05, 01:03 PM   #4
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As the tyre wears flat in the middle the contact patch gets wider, depending on the specifics of the tyre's interaction with the road; camber, load, carcass flex etc, the exact point of drive, (either forward or reverse: braking/engine braking), may not be exactly centred along the axis of the bike, as the steering tries to self centre - a function of the castor and trail - the contact patch centre moves around, also the fact that the steering apparatus, (forks, wheels, 'bars etc), has mass and therefore, if moving at sufficient speed, momentum, causes the steering to pass through the centre position, and the process repeats itself in the other direction, thus the oscillation of the front end.
In this circumstance, that is; off the throttle or just light a throttle, the front tyre will often damp out the oscillation by scrubbing on the road, sometimes just the weight of your hands on the bars will be enough to change the resonant frequency and still it.
Generally it will only turn into a 'tankslapper' if there is relatively little contact of the front tyre, for instance when hard on the throttle, or when the front end is lightened over a bump, but the reasons are similar; the front wheel is trying to line up with the rear.
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Old 21-04-05, 01:09 PM   #5
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oscillation
thats a damn good word. im gonna start using it.

'how r u oscilating today?'
im not convinced i know what it means though
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Old 21-04-05, 01:20 PM   #6
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oscillation
thats a damn good word. im gonna start using it.

'how r u oscilating today?'
im not convinced i know what it means though


A pendulum, for example, oscilates. It basicaly means move back n forth.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=oscillate
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oscillation
thats a damn good word. im gonna start using it.

'how r u oscilating today?'
im not convinced i know what it means though
PMSL!
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Old 21-04-05, 05:30 PM   #8
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im having the same confusion.
check wheel bearings, wheel alignment, chain tention, brakes arnt rubbing,

i even got my wheels balanced and feels slightly wobbly,

could be just me being paranoid tho.
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oscillation
thats a damn good word. im gonna start using it.

'how r u oscilating today?'
im not convinced i know what it means though


A pendulum, for example, oscilates. It basicaly means move back n forth.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=oscillate
An oscillation is an eliptical path not just a linear movement back and forth.


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Old 21-04-05, 06:24 PM   #10
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I can concur, and on top of this (not in this case I realise) having wider bars can give the same result.
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