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Honda ST1300 Section => Honda ST1300 General Questions => Topic started by: bobsee on May 16, 2014, 12:14:19 AM

Title: st1300 handeling
Post by: bobsee on May 16, 2014, 12:14:19 AM

 
Hi all, st1300,04mod.new tyres, headstem bearings, fork seals. checked fork play, wheel bearings f@r, ect,ect.
my question is, it seems twitchy in frontend, rideing normal, corners well. tried verious tyre pressures.
just wont track straight, not bad just abit anoying.
any suggestions.  ps be kind.

Title: Re: st1300 handeling
Post by: Pezzz on May 16, 2014, 12:30:43 AM

Can you define "twitchy" ???
Is it following road grooves? or as you ride it suddenly goes off in it's own direction?
As you turn is it notching? Any noises?

Title: Re: st1300 handeling
Post by: bobsee on May 16, 2014, 12:45:00 AM

Hi.
possably road grooves, seems to be on knife edge, have to hold bars tight and correct a bit left to right only small bit to keep it in line. then again i can hold bars one handed, light to steer smooth but still wanders no waggel.

Title: Re: st1300 handeling
Post by: Pezzz on May 16, 2014, 02:15:33 AM

Stem head not over tight? Sounds like a tightness problem where you have to keep making adjustments on the straight. Do your wheels also spin freely when off the ground?

Title: Re: st1300 handeling
Post by: bobsee on May 16, 2014, 10:05:11 AM

Thanks, will try, wheels ok

Title: Re: st1300 handeling
Post by: Abe on May 16, 2014, 01:11:06 PM

Did you replace your front axle (no tyre) with the yoke finger tight, so you could re align the forks to your axle.

I will try and find the reading material and post.

You should do the same with the rear as well, just lightly loosen the 4 nuts on the rear drive housing, align axle with tyre on and tighten.

I think Greencan mentioned something like this a while ago.

Title: Re: st1300 handeling
Post by: bobsee on May 19, 2014, 05:13:07 PM

 :OldMan
Thanks for that, not good to do things at 11.00 pm.
 :runyay