04-24-2018, 02:40 AM
(04-23-2018, 03:33 AM)chync_imp Wrote: Wow. Have you made any mods to your front end? Or raised the rear? I thought the rake on the cb1100 was long enough to make a tank slapper very unlikely.
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(04-24-2018, 01:31 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Just out of curiosity, when you slowed down to 50 mph you didn't sit up and let go of the bars momentarily did you?
I had a proper grip on the bars…..not too tight, firmly positioned, elbows bent slightly. Good thing too, or I don’t think I would have recovered it.
I checked the pressure this morning and it was down to about 27-28, so I brought it back up to ~35psi. It seems like I lose about 1 or 2 psi per month and have to top it off again. I do believe that more frequent checks are in order.
(04-24-2018, 12:30 AM)Dave_imp Wrote: Did your front tire wear unevenly (like mine did), with high and low spots on the sides? If your answer is yes, then I suspect the tire caused the wobble. My CB1100 started to head shake when the tire wore like this, and I replaced it. I switched to a different brand (can't remember off the top of my head right now) but the head shake completely went away, and the new tire is wearing much better (I'm on the third front tire now). A friend of mine crashed his CB750 back in 1981 because of unexpected head shake. Luckily he survived, but he sold the bike immediately.
No scalloping, if that's what you mean. The profile is evenly bald out to the chicken strips.