Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

I completely understand. I don't borrow money for toys, all cash.

 

I got on that 0% for 5 years train.

Too good to pass up

 

This is why I like dating guys who ride

 

's a bit easier dating your way on the whole dating people who ride equation.

 

Haha it's true but the tones I've dated guys who don't ride it's annoying. Like the last ex when I was talking about getting a third bike again. "You don't need that, you're doing too much" like, why does this affect you??

 

That's why I found one who is constantly asking me to go for a ride. She keeps telling me I need a third bike; reason being the back seat of both CBR's aren't completely comfortable on all day adventures apparently. She also came in to the relationship knowing I had bikes before her for years and she wouldn't change that, but on the other hand she loves riding as much as I do.

 

Troof.

 

Still have some shimmy in the bars at highway speeds.

Going to have my buddy retrue and rebalance the front wheel next week.

Hopefully that fixes it.

If not, i'll redo the bearings.

 

Yeah I've excluded women who've shown interest in me but dropped more then one anti-moto comment in conversation.

The V-Strom has the characteristic wobble (for V-Stroms) when following behind trucks or in high wind at interstate speeds. A fork brace is already on order though and I'll drop the forks 10-15mm which will negate some of the aerodynamics that are thought to be lightening the front at speed and making it not as planted.

 

It didn't start doing this until about 300 miles ago

 

Wheel or stem bearings, out of round wheel, unbalanced wheel. Could also be swingarm bearings and stuff on the back-end which can act like a lever and make the front end move around sometimes.

 

Bike has 9500 miles.

Shouldn't be anything wrong with the head stem or the swing arm

 

What does mileage have to do with a bearing going bad?

Very well could have gotten packed with dirt and ruined.

 

Habits of all the other tens of thousands of these things

 

Had an awesome 30 mile ride on gravel trails along the huge powerlines North of Vegas. Bike did great except for the left fork seal getting dirt in it and oil pouring out. Couple minutes with a seal mate and it's good to go again. Made me want Racetech suspension again. Don't care for bottoming out ever jump haha

Next time I'll do it with dirt wheels though.

 

I know some bikes come really minimally greased from the factory, add in riding in rain a few times and you get dry and prematurely worn bearings.

 

FTFY

 

And from the sound of it my leaf spring bushings on the taco .

 

It's probably your shackle bushings, but if not, I love these.