- Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:00 am
#97562
2 years ago i replaced the steering head bearings (races? The balls and the beds) of the steering head, adjusted it, went for a ride and re-adjusted them..
Last week, it felt when decellerating at low speed as if the front tire was flat.. checked the steering head for play again and hey! there was a little play again!
Happy i found the cause (was already thinking, could it be the K44 front tire which has quite some mileage?) i re-adjusted it.
No play and you can rotate the front wheel with your pinky, no 'heavy spots'.
But now at 40-60km/h it sometimes feels like it has a flat tyre of the head is 'locked'?
It feels very scary.
It is not the first time i replaced stering head berings from a motorcyle and bnever had any trouble with it..
What could i have done wrong?
I cannot feel any play in the rear swingarm, all wheel bearings feel okay..
Last week, it felt when decellerating at low speed as if the front tire was flat.. checked the steering head for play again and hey! there was a little play again!
Happy i found the cause (was already thinking, could it be the K44 front tire which has quite some mileage?) i re-adjusted it.
No play and you can rotate the front wheel with your pinky, no 'heavy spots'.
But now at 40-60km/h it sometimes feels like it has a flat tyre of the head is 'locked'?
It feels very scary.
It is not the first time i replaced stering head berings from a motorcyle and bnever had any trouble with it..
What could i have done wrong?
I cannot feel any play in the rear swingarm, all wheel bearings feel okay..