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Offline Hush

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Climbing out of the corners
« on: April 11, 2009, 10:06:40 PM »
My bike seems to favour one side when cornering?
Corner right all good, corner left and it feels like I have a flat tire, very disconcerting at any speed.
Remembering there is more junk on this bike than the wreck of the Titanic so balance is always suspect but as I get used to the bike I seem to notice the more technical faults.
I know the front forks need new seals as they weep after a decent ride but now I'm suspecting the rear shocks maybe overdue for replacement.
What a rip off, only 30 years of service from my old shocks? ;D
Not even sure how available shocks for a 79 650 in New Zealand!
What do ya reckon, are my shockies poked????
How do I test them, nothing in FAQ's on this.
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Re: Climbing out of the corners
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2009, 10:13:39 PM »
M8,

have you got the weight evenly distributed in those hard bags ?
If one front fork has less oil than the other it would be upsetting a few things like stability on corners..
Quickly - drain and refill both forks equally - unless you need desperately to do the seals.......probably not a bad idea... then you know its done... then take it for a ride - if it's better but not solved then I would look at swing arm bushes, rear shocks, head bearings, wheel bearings in that order....
Tried to align the wheels as well ??
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Re: Climbing out of the corners
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2009, 10:17:48 PM »
Done head bearings and pretty sure of the alignment, never thought of the swing arm bushes?
Yes sounds logical, replace fork seals and see if it goes away.
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Re: Climbing out of the corners
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2009, 10:32:44 PM »
Say Hush,

My left rear shock gave out (factory original) after only 31 years.  My bike acted just like yours until I put new shocks on the back end.

Edit Add On..... That did straighten things out.

Question is...... will I get 31 years out of these?....... :P :P

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Re: Climbing out of the corners
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2009, 01:56:35 AM »
Maybe we should start a class action against Honda! :)
I mean to say, only 30 years?
Any lawyers on the forum? ;)
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Re: Climbing out of the corners
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2009, 04:52:56 AM »
Bent fork tubes can give a similar reaction.  Have you ever checked those?
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Re: Climbing out of the corners
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2009, 05:54:34 AM »
Are you sure of the alignment marks on the swingarm?   Maybe the are not marked right.
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Re: Climbing out of the corners
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2009, 11:08:40 AM »
I'll check the straightness of the forks and inner tubes when I take them off to replace seals.
I'm pretty good at my rear wheel alignments but will check that out today as well.
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Re: Climbing out of the corners
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2009, 02:59:02 PM »
Am getting a massive amount of "kick out" on the corners, so much so that I'm having to slow down a lot just so I don't end up in the weeds.
Will order swing arm bushes and fork seals and spend a day tearing her down, this dodgy handling is detracting from my sheer enjoyment of riding and that cannot be tollerated!! ;D ;D ;D
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