25-02-22, 10:10 PM
Some things to check:
Put the bike on the centre stand and get someone to push down on the back.
Use fingertip pressure to turn the bars to the left and right and see if there's any grinding/ clicking/ grunching sounds which could indicate the the headset bearings are corroded.
Take hold of the front wheel and try to pull it back and forth to see if the headset is loose.
Look at the tyre and see if there's an uneven wear pattern (ie the tread on one side is more worn than on the other)
Bounce the forks up and down and check that they travel evenly and smoothly and there's no sign of fork oil leakage from the seals (ie oil on the stanchions)
Check that the forks are actually true and the front wheel is straight. If necessary, loosen the bolts on the lower triple tree and bounce the forks to let things re-settle before retightening them.
Hope these help :-)
Put the bike on the centre stand and get someone to push down on the back.
Use fingertip pressure to turn the bars to the left and right and see if there's any grinding/ clicking/ grunching sounds which could indicate the the headset bearings are corroded.
Take hold of the front wheel and try to pull it back and forth to see if the headset is loose.
Look at the tyre and see if there's an uneven wear pattern (ie the tread on one side is more worn than on the other)
Bounce the forks up and down and check that they travel evenly and smoothly and there's no sign of fork oil leakage from the seals (ie oil on the stanchions)
Check that the forks are actually true and the front wheel is straight. If necessary, loosen the bolts on the lower triple tree and bounce the forks to let things re-settle before retightening them.
Hope these help :-)