I have a freeway on-ramp that I love to fly through. It is a two lane left turn. I noticed that when I really push it going hard left, that my bike does a slight wobble. It doesn't seem too serious, but has anyone ever felt that or know the cause?

 

Just a quick check.....check the tire pressure. When I'm sober, I will post more.

 

Its probably you. Try loosening up on the bars.

 

my frends bike wobbles when he turns any direction... but he stunts his.. its been tore up pretty bad.

 

rear tire may be out of alignment....put the bike up on stands and spin it, see if you get any wobble.

 

uneven tread wear?

 

Most likely its the rider. If its on corner exit, its probably an agressive suspension with enough power to warrant a steering damper. Stunted bikes probably have worn or loose steering head bearings among other things.

 

is it just the front or is it the whole bike that kinda shakes and "bounces" Check you sag..... I had that happen once to me and I tightened up the sag and problem fixed and the bike handled so much better.....

 

what on ramp are you talking about?

 

Headshake can be from a number of things both bike and rider related, if you're gonna push the bike in turns on the street or track, get a damper

 

You may need a damper.

 

pick up a scotts or an ohlins. about $400

 

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I-15, 5th south on-ramp, left hand turn.

 

What kind of bike? Does your have an adjustable suspension? If so, what is it set at?

A steering damper isn't likely to fix that problem, because it's in the rear of the bike. It is usually an indication of rear dampening being to soft and the rider not being smooth.

Cheers,
Roy

 

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you guys are idiots Seriously if you don't know shut up. There's an "rr or r6" thread that need your attention. roy got it right. Look at technique first, then suspension setup

 

lol

 

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A steering damper isn't likely to fix that problem, because it's in the rear of the bike. It is usually an indication of rear dampening being to soft and the rider not being smooth.

Cheers,
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you were right roy, i adjusted the rear suspension, and now i feel much less of a wobble. i was sure i could have been the reason as well. but thanks, i haven't lost all of my faith in throwing out questions to my fellow honda-tech riders.

 

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you were right roy, i adjusted the rear suspension, and now i feel much less of a wobble. i was sure i could have been the reason as well. but thanks, i haven't lost all of my faith in throwing out questions to my fellow honda-tech riders. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I feel like I mentioned this like 10 days earlier!! Sag is the rear suspension.... whatever.. don't listen to me..

Glad its fixed now

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I feel like I mentioned this like 10 days earlier!! Sag is the rear suspension.... whatever.. don't listen to me..

Glad its fixed now

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no offense markymarc. i wasn't sure what..."check you sag" meant, thought you were making fun of me. you were right too.

 

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no offense markymarc. i wasn't sure what..."check you sag" meant, thought you were making fun of me. you were right too.</TD></TR></TABLE>
ya probably should have elaborated a bit more... anyways like I said glad that its fixed.

 

Adjusting for sag is setting the Preload on the rear shock, which is something every rider should do.

Adjusting compression/rebound dampening is different. The rear end getting squirrely is an issue of this, not preload.

On bikes such as mine that only have preload adjustment you are kind of stuck and the only thing you can do to alleviate the problem is adjust the preload to its highest setting, or buy a new shock.

Cheers,
Roy

 

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If the thread was elaborated on more, as to the wobble, then I would have been able to better diagnose... if the wobble was front end related (headshake, or something close to a tank slapper) then a damper would help, if its just from the bike bouncing up and down and the rear wobbling, then i would have said check your rear suspension set up, tire alignment

For you to just quote someone else and call us idiots is really mature and intelligent

 

Volpe, I don't think that was directed at you per se.

He gave all the information needed to diagnose the problem, exactly what was happening when the problem occured. No elaboration was required if you are familiar with the symptom. It is crystal clear as to what caused it.

I would also like to add that if it happens to anyone reading this, don't chop the throttle closed (bad time for a panic reaction). If you do it at the wrong time you will unload the rear suspension and possibly high side. Just keep a steady throttle and hold your line. As you stand the bike up exiting it will stop.

Cheers,
Roy