front end wobble on pavement. T3

[200x Basket]

i was wanting to take my tecate 3 to the 1/8th mile drag strip but at high speeds the front end begins to wobble. i am scared to top 4th out because of it. the triples are tight, the wheel bearings are good, and i am out of ideas. help :oops:

[Xowner]

tires unblanced? rim bent tire worped?


i dunno ideas

[250rAL]

Bent fork?

[200x Basket]

well the forks look good to the the eye and they align up very well. the front time is like new. i am thinking maybe it is different tire pressure in the rear and the wide dura blue axle. :? i have no idea and it sucks. it is not an issue on the dirt.

[Xowner]

year check the tire presure could trailprotrailpro frame be bent?

[KASEY]

put it up on your stand put it in high gear start out slow ,,,,i will bet you will have a real balance issue with the rear tires,,, then take the caliper off the front and spin it to see if you have a heavy spot there too,,,,
while the rear is spinning you will be able to observe the axle and hubs to see if you have a bend or something,,,,

[200x Basket]

the rear tires are old and weather checked. i am going to look into that. i had the fron rim/tire on my 250r and it ran perfect so i dont think that is it (but i wont rule it out). my frame looks straight but anything is possible. keep the ideas comming, i will be working on it all day tomorrow until i fix this!!! the axle is a NOS dura blue but it could also be bent. the rear hubs are 17 year old original so that is a good possibility.

keepum coming!!!

[J.D.]

Are your steering neck bearings good?

[200x Basket]

Are your steering neck bearings good?

brand spanking new!!!! this is a pain in the ass. most all of the parts are new. it may be a simple thing but i ran out of time to look at it today

[Lots_Of_Nothing]

are all your axle bolts tight? just a little while ago my front end was wobbling like hell, i had no idea what it was.....checked everything, then i noticed that my axle lock nuts werent even tight, (must of shook lose from riding on train tracks), i tightened them up and its smooth as hell....

except..i never understood why the rear axle made the front end shake......

[Dirtcrasher]

i was wanting to take my tecate 3 to the 1/8th mile drag strip but at high speeds the front end begins to wobble. i am scared to top 4th out because of it. the triples are tight, the wheel bearings are good, and i am out of ideas. help :oops:

My SX use to turn on a dime - as soon as I put the 200X front end on there running it correctly as far as trailing axle - it wobbles like crazy and turns lousy. I tried dropping the forks in the triples and even changing to leading axle setup and then back. I still haven't figured it out :?

[SpeedBump]

Hey, check out the front brake caliper. Mine hung up the slightest bit, and caused the front to wobble some. Also, air pressure. I dropped a few lbs, and it helped a good bit. Seemed to be riding (when on hardpack or road) only on the middle knobs, dropped it so the contact patch was larger. Hope ya fix it, we wanna see some timeslips :-D

[Wickedfinger]

... pull those forks out of the trees, then tell me if one of them isn't bent.

[kdagenais]

I am not an expert on this particular problem but have seen it on street bikes alot and always has been a bad tire. If you have a spare around try to swap it and see what happens.
Good Luck!

[Howdy]

... pull those forks out of the trees, then tell me if one of them isn't bent.

You can also just loosen up the forks and turn them 1/4 turn each. Then ride it and see if you have any wobble. No wobble means you found the problem.
Howdy