Dennis, Kyle, thank you for the ideas. I'll check the front tire this weekend for flat spots and to see if the bead is properly seated.
I'll also try and get a couple pics of the multicolored beast. :) On Feb 10, 6:44 pm, Dennis Hammerl <blues...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Brand and type of front tire ? Check the bead please, balance is good but a > balanced tire can still be out of round (at the bead) A cheap tire can easily > have a bead problem. Comes from how they are shipped and stored. Also if it > sat with a flat front tire for an extended period. Get away from that > mechanic quick. I have one of those guys too and I'd fire the SOB if he > wasn't a favorite of the owner. > > ________________________________ > From: NM85NightHawk <rog...@gmail.com> > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 3:49:06 PM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Hello from New Mexico! > > Hello everyone! > > First, thank you for the awesome mailing list. I have learned an > incredible amount from searching through the old posts. > > However, I'm up against a problem that I can't figure out. > > I have a 1985 CB650SC. My first bike! Woo hoo! > > Unfortunately, anytime I get up to 40 mph or faster it feels like the > front tire is skipping all over the place. Almost like something is > loose. I've checked all the fasteners to make sure things are tight, > alignment (using the fluorescent tube trick mentioned here), and have > triple checked the tire balance front and rear. The front forks are > true, and after pulling the tank and covers can see no evidence that > the frame is damaged (checked for true here also). > > I took the bike to a local Honda mechanic and all he did was try and > buy the bike from me for $200, saying the engine was about to blow > up... and he wouldn't work on it as it was so old. Hmmmm... kinda > shady... > > Anyhow, would anyone have thoughts on what might be causing the front > tire to wriggle and skip all over the road? > > Thank you, and safe riding. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
