Hey everyone.
So last year I switched out the ball bearings in the steering head to tapered rollers. Seemed like a good idea at the time. It's been "ok" after the change...However!....
I just put a new set of tires on, and now I have a terrible weave above 75 mph. It's not just dirty air, it's fairly constant. Gets worse as you go faster. I thought it might be the bearings again as I have a definite clunking up near the handle bars when going over bumps.(not the break pads)
So I retorqued the bearings. Put 10lbs on them which might be too much considering they are tapered. But there is no binding and no low speed issues. Still she weaves and still she clunks over bumps. I am considering returning to Honda oem ball bearings. Any thoughts or ideas? Is there too much preload on the bearings? not enough? I'm confused. The last thing I am going to try is to put on the front wheel again carefully as according to shop manual. but I know that wont solve the clunking at the top of the triple tree. thank you
So last year I switched out the ball bearings in the steering head to tapered rollers. Seemed like a good idea at the time. It's been "ok" after the change...However!....
I just put a new set of tires on, and now I have a terrible weave above 75 mph. It's not just dirty air, it's fairly constant. Gets worse as you go faster. I thought it might be the bearings again as I have a definite clunking up near the handle bars when going over bumps.(not the break pads)
So I retorqued the bearings. Put 10lbs on them which might be too much considering they are tapered. But there is no binding and no low speed issues. Still she weaves and still she clunks over bumps. I am considering returning to Honda oem ball bearings. Any thoughts or ideas? Is there too much preload on the bearings? not enough? I'm confused. The last thing I am going to try is to put on the front wheel again carefully as according to shop manual. but I know that wont solve the clunking at the top of the triple tree. thank you