ripinanroarin
Well-Known Member
Well I took my new 1985 Max for a fast rip down the highway. YAAHOOO,...weeble wobble at 85mph..yikes.Havent experienced that in years!!!!Well this sucks,..what to do?Where to begin, how much money and time is this gonna take? Hmmmm..GOOGLE Vmax wooble....boy these things are cursed!! Pages of quick fixes apear before my eyes. I got a new "Spit fire" rear tire "cheap ass tire" and a 40% worn dunlop on the front that looks like its getting old.Over the years Ive road on worse and didnt have any wobbles. So I pulled the front end down....no grease, and waaay out of adjustment"LOOSE" OK,...bearings and races still look not bad......cleaned them up and re inspected them....ya, definatly re-useable,..so I repacked them with RED RAM grease "really really snotty stuff" Tighten, loosen,tighten,loosen....sug em up just so the wheel doesnt flop hard against the stopper.Toss the rubber washer in the trash.."whats with that?" Put in a steel one,..grab the Blue lock tight,...squirt....bolt er all back up and go for a test ride. Wiser now....I bring the speed up CAREFULLY...I noticed the stearing wasnt so overly easy now,....it feelt more positive. P.S...I also brought the air pressure up in the front tire,..went from 28 to 35lbs. Sooo,..70mph....good..80mph..good..90mph, still stable..100mph..wind is rushing by me pretty hard but still stable....105mph....all is good. I kept it at that speed for a bit,....slowed it down and sped it up 5 more times.....couldnt make it wobble. What a drastic difference from earlier today! Now I can ride in confidence.
TOTAL COST TO REPAIR HIGH SPEED WOBBLE--grease "20 cents worth. 1 metal washer-25 cents. Air in front tire-FREE.[... TOTAL 45 cents. :eusa_dance:
I am pleased with the outcome, and am not going to press the bike any faster...the rear tire is not high speed rated and the front is getting worn.
Well thats my 2 cents worth.....shinny side up guys.
TOTAL COST TO REPAIR HIGH SPEED WOBBLE--grease "20 cents worth. 1 metal washer-25 cents. Air in front tire-FREE.[... TOTAL 45 cents. :eusa_dance:
I am pleased with the outcome, and am not going to press the bike any faster...the rear tire is not high speed rated and the front is getting worn.
Well thats my 2 cents worth.....shinny side up guys.