1 Forks or Tyres 04/07/13, 05:47 am
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I finally received all the bits I needed and rebuilt the rear end, clutch etc on this 86 K100 RS. I got it on the hiway south to the Gold Coast yesterday at speed and it's way better than it was, a lot more sure footed. It really liked cruising up around 140Kms but my licence won't last long if I keep that up on the Gold Coast Hiway
I came back along the logan motorway which has some fast sweeping bends down the southern end and I can still feel the bike wallowing, like it's hinged in the center. The front tyre is dated 2006 but it's still got about 50% tread on it with no sign of the rubber cracking or anything like that. At low speed going round corners I'm sure I can feel something knocking and it seems to be forward.
I've just now taken it out for a run to get it hot and replaced the fork oil with grade 5 while it was hot. I was very careful this time to get all the old stuff out and more so in measuring and inserting the new oil.
I'll be going down Brisbane Valley again on Saturday to see if this fixed it but if not should I be suspecting the front tyre at all or should I go straight in and open up the forks for a look? The forks would probably be the cheaper option and sections of that bit in the manual have been highlighted by a previous owner so something's been done to them in the past.
I came back along the logan motorway which has some fast sweeping bends down the southern end and I can still feel the bike wallowing, like it's hinged in the center. The front tyre is dated 2006 but it's still got about 50% tread on it with no sign of the rubber cracking or anything like that. At low speed going round corners I'm sure I can feel something knocking and it seems to be forward.
I've just now taken it out for a run to get it hot and replaced the fork oil with grade 5 while it was hot. I was very careful this time to get all the old stuff out and more so in measuring and inserting the new oil.
I'll be going down Brisbane Valley again on Saturday to see if this fixed it but if not should I be suspecting the front tyre at all or should I go straight in and open up the forks for a look? The forks would probably be the cheaper option and sections of that bit in the manual have been highlighted by a previous owner so something's been done to them in the past.