cfairweather wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 7:57 am
I agree with all the previous suggestions, but I think your problem could be your brakes. If the brakes on one or both sides intermittently stick, I can see it pull to one side or the other. Take your calipers apart and clean them up really good and make sure the piston moves smoothly. Clean the seal groove. I use a Dremel tool with a soft wire brush to clean the groove.
brakes have been completely rebuilt. seals, lines, master, caliper, etc.
low-side wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 2:43 pm
Did you ever loosen or remove the swingarm? Wheel misalignment can cause some serious handling issues too.
Did you ever get this fixed? I had an 85 Aspencade that did that and I determined the steering head bearings were tightened too tight. I suspect to try and remedy the 45 mph decel wobble. Bearing were still good so I just loosened them and re-tightened them to proper torque and it rode like a dream.
Good luck.
jdvorchak wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:11 pm
Did you ever get this fixed? I had an 85 Aspencade that did that and I determined the steering head bearings were tightened too tight. I suspect to try and remedy the 45 mph decel wobble. Bearing were still good so I just loosened them and re-tightened them to proper torque and it rode like a dream.
Good luck.
No. There are some times where it rides fine, and other times it doesn't. I can't tell if it's just me, the road, or if it's the head bearings. I'll probably change them come spring.
Getting things set up to change the bearings may be the hardest part. Once you have the tree out of the frame, a long ~1" aluminum bar with heavy washer bolted to the end allows me to tap the outer races out pretty quick. Getting the bottom inner race off is not bad using a cutoff wheel in a Dremel to remove the cage and cut most of the way through and then a 1/4" cold chisel to split it finally - then it will slide off. Don't forget to put the new grease seal on before the new lower inner race and cage - use the old inner to tap it on.
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Did anyone mention the other end? Swingarm bearings could cause this. If they are worn to where they’re notchy, you could get this back and forth. Fairly easy to check, clean, grease and replace.
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My second 750 did that, it had needle bearings already, but they were dented. Also, the lowering blocks weren't helping the problem.
I had a borrowed plate and was stopped downtown rocking the handlebars back and forth to un-align the flat spots. I felt like I was being watched, looked across the street and there were three Illinois State Police motorcycle cops looking at me like WTF? I took back streets all the way home.
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like others I am going with notched races on the stearing stem bearings even roller bearings will do this over time
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