01-08-13, 06:16 PM
Re: Kebab19, I was wondering if it might be a confidence thing. I've been taking the bike out on some nice easy rides- nothing stressful- just getting comfortable with the bike again. It was after all a pretty big crash and I wouldn't be surprised if my confidence did take a knock from it. That said I feel alright. I'm not pushing myself at all, just taking it easy. That said, I might be tensing up a bit before corners- I've felt myself doing so on one particular corner; practically identical to the one that I crashed out on. However, the bike just isn't responding the way it used to. Note, this might just be me. I'm considering taking the bike down to my local MOT tester to see if he might notice something I haven't, and likewise to see if I do have a fault or whether it is just me.
At high speeds I can almost feel a bit of horizontal play somewhere on the front end- very, very slight play I should say- more so when on an incline. But like you said earlier, it might be down to these forks being more sensitive than my last, or indeed my mentality during the ride. Thinking the worst I checked the spindle, but that's all fine, and I redid all my torque settings against my Hayne's manual, just to make sure everything is right on that front.
Also my head bearings are all torqued up.
Does anyone know of a frame specialist based in the East Midlands? Considering I wouldn't be able to notice any alignment issues or the like with my naked eye- short of it being really bad, I think it would definitely be worth getting my frame checked out by a professional.
Re: AdieR, The brake discs were running true prior to the crash- I did some servicing on the bike at college about a week before the crash and the discs were fine then. Since my last post I've taken the bike out on some longer rides and the brakes are feeling a lot better than on my first test ride.
At high speeds I can almost feel a bit of horizontal play somewhere on the front end- very, very slight play I should say- more so when on an incline. But like you said earlier, it might be down to these forks being more sensitive than my last, or indeed my mentality during the ride. Thinking the worst I checked the spindle, but that's all fine, and I redid all my torque settings against my Hayne's manual, just to make sure everything is right on that front.
Also my head bearings are all torqued up.
Does anyone know of a frame specialist based in the East Midlands? Considering I wouldn't be able to notice any alignment issues or the like with my naked eye- short of it being really bad, I think it would definitely be worth getting my frame checked out by a professional.
Re: AdieR, The brake discs were running true prior to the crash- I did some servicing on the bike at college about a week before the crash and the discs were fine then. Since my last post I've taken the bike out on some longer rides and the brakes are feeling a lot better than on my first test ride.