Created on: 02/02/14 12:58 PM
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Hub
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Rook
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Nightmare
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RE: How-To: Stop A Wobble
02/02/14 7:23 PM
Hub, nice find, where the hell do you find these videos??
There's also a LOT more R&D going into the position of the center of mass on the motorcycles than there ever used to be. I suspect in those videos a bit more weight of the front end would have made a massive difference (hence leaning forward cured the weaving)
Hub
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RE: How-To: Stop A Wobble
02/02/14 8:21 PM
Guys from the old days find them and they popup in my mail. Back in that era, customers would complain about a 35 to 50 mph wobble or weave [no hands]. Honda's answer was to keep the hands on the bars. You could feel that phenom come thru the bars. They'd come in under warranty, but with slightly worn original tires.
I knew fighting the bars would get me in trouble so I never became stiff and frozen on the grip. Never figured leaning forward would solve the wobb. I used to stand up, but now I see that sends your weight forward some. So the 3 that work for me are lose grip if not let go, lean forward, or stand up and you have a chance for it to settle out and start steering again before leaving the road.
06BlueZX14
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