Steering head adjustment?
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Sheridan, AR
The fall away test is really the only way to go for adjusting the headset, I don’t use a torque wrench on mine, I do it by feel. One good way to test your headset is to get going around 40 MPH and let go of the handlebars. If the bike goes into a wobble on decel between 40 & 30 MPH then the headset is too loose, tighten it up a little and try it again, when the wobble goes away you got it right.
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From: kansas city,mo
blk&chrme,
when you experience the wobble, immediately take an offramp and see if you can get it in the other direction. I get a bit of wobble at 80+ into a headwind. If I turn 180 and ride 80 with the tailwind, it is solid as a rock. this tells me the headset is fine. I think the super wide bars contribute to bad aerodynamics.
when you experience the wobble, immediately take an offramp and see if you can get it in the other direction. I get a bit of wobble at 80+ into a headwind. If I turn 180 and ride 80 with the tailwind, it is solid as a rock. this tells me the headset is fine. I think the super wide bars contribute to bad aerodynamics.
Too F'n funny...curiosity got to me. So i went on a ride and guess what? I went around 75 - 85 mph on the freeway and i had wobbles....so i then wanted to see what happened when riding one handed, wobbles went away. Well aggro you hit it on the spot. I never had this problem to this extreme with any other of my bars. It must be the WIDE - lower - kite like posture the bars give you. THANX MAN...i feel like a moron!
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