apfire26

If you blow a shock will the oil leak out? If not, how can I tell?

old man roger

useualy

FrankieG

1st, loosen the Triple upper&lower slightly each side, I don't know why but sometimes they get a little tweeked....When u loosen them it should correct itself (you will hear a click), if they are off.....Then check your head bearings they could be loose, a worn front tire will cause head shake too from constantly putting wheelies down.....Tire pressure, seals, ....

But no stabilizer is the biggest thing!!!!!

I just had to tweek my whole front end....similar issues,,,even with a ohlins stabilizer and DB bars.. now it's rock solid again!!!

apfire26

Alright, thanks for the advice. I wasn't real sure where to start, now I know.
My front tire is worn out too, so that's probably part of my problem.
Thanks.

extremedangerboy

give gas as u come down 2 lighten the pressure on the front. like as u come down give gas so u put down gently

apfire26

Well, I got a new front tire. I havn't gotten a damper yet but I'm bidding on one now. My tankslap problem is gone because I havn't been doing anything above 1st gear. After a few close calls I've been sticking to 1st, most fun I've had on my bike so far. I probly won't even go into second, even after I get a damper. Well.....I take that back, I'll still do some long distance second gear wheelies, but not too often. Slow **** very fun.
The only down side to 1st is, I know I'll be dropin my bike a lot before I'm anygood, I've already ****ed my stator cover once now.

stunterwannabe

So if your front wheel isnt moving fast enough you will tank slap? I thought that was myth.

KrazyWhite Rich

no way is that a myth. if you do a wheelie long enough that the front tire stops spinning, once the tire makes contact with the road again it goes from zero mph to 60 mph (or however fast you are bringing the wheelie down) in under a second. the tire actually starts skipping from side to side from the friction of the road. = tank slap/head shake

it's happened to me a few times years ago. i brought a wheelie down at over a 100 mph (power wheelie, LOL) once and had tank slap so bad that the back tire was hopping around too. that wasn't fun.

pay the rent, save some cash, get a steering damper ... problem solved.

stunterwannabe

A damper will even save you in a situation like what you just explained?

old man roger

tank slap is usualy from the tire not being perfectly straight when you put it down.....dampner will fix that ive put an r6 down after miles at very high rates of speed and the tire has long since stopped...if the tire is straight no head shake...if not you have to fight it

ahenry

um this is a post

gixxer601

knock that **** off

martino

search for my poor mans damper thread. 15 bucks and your good

chirpin4th

You said you need a new tire... I imagine that could contribute to your problem depending on how bad your front tire is.

Ive had a tire that look good contribute to head shake when I just let of the grips. The shop said it was separating from inflating and deflating the front tire.???