04-23-2018, 03:59 AM
In addition to your bald tire, I've noticed one other thing about the CB that's different from any other bike I've ridden, and I noticed it while riding in your neck of the woods, up I-80 to Auburn. While traveling in a straight line, pushing on either grip produces the expected result. The bike just moves solidly in that direction. However, if you waggle each grip back and forth, yep, this results in something that feels very much like a tankslapper. I tried the same test on my XSR900, and it didn't get nearly so out of shape. The rubbery-feeling oscillations of the CB are crazy, they're so wild. They're so dramatic that if I kept waggling the bars, the bike would easily oscillate right out of control. It doesn't take much.
Like I said, I've never felt anything like it on any other bike. It's easy enough to avoid, and I guess it's just a characteristic of the chassis.
Moral of the story, don't waggle the bars even a little, and don't run bald/underinflated tires.
Like I said, I've never felt anything like it on any other bike. It's easy enough to avoid, and I guess it's just a characteristic of the chassis.
Moral of the story, don't waggle the bars even a little, and don't run bald/underinflated tires.