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Motorcycle Forum / General / Yamaha / August 200503' R1 headshake ?????
I just puirchased a new 03 R1 and right out the gate am having a bad headshake during decellaration. No hands free moves for this guy. I looked closely at tire pressure and thats not the problem. Could it be inconsistant tire wear or what? I'm wondering if I dampen the steering would that help? I have spoken to two other R1 owners an 03 and 02 and they have some head shake too. Maybe an inherant problem with the Dunlop. What about switching brands? Oh, I also checked tire balance. Any one having same issue. I ride fast and hard. I put it through its paces. This is my 5th sport bike (never crashed ever) but I love this bike but am dissapointed in this issue. Duff >I just puirchased a new 03 R1 and right out the gate am having a bad >headshake during decellaration. No hands free moves for this guy. I looked [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Duff take to the dealer..still under warranty, yes? if so, make them check the setup. the high school kid the pay 5 bucks and hour to bolt them together may have screwed up. in any case, have it checked professionally. could be a dangerous situation. > I just puirchased a new 03 R1 and right out the gate am having a bad > headshake during decellaration. No hands free moves for this guy. I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Duff All R1s headshake, although most commonly over bumps under acceleration. This is a product of very steep steering head angle and too soft fork springs. A good steering damper and probably a set of stiffer fork springs are both must-do mods for an R1 all R1s are like this that's why the 2004 comes with a steering damper bog standard. some models seem to be more sensitive than others and even some individual bikes but a good damper and keep an eye on those tyre pressures. my bike turns like its got a flat if the pressures drop at all, you nearly have to get off and wheel it around a bend. its very like having a flat. Robin > > I just puirchased a new 03 R1 and right out the gate am having a bad > > headshake during decellaration. No hands free moves for this guy. I [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > springs. A good steering damper and probably a set of stiffer fork springs > are both must-do mods for an R1 > I just puirchased a new 03 R1 and right out the gate am having a bad > headshake during decellaration. No hands free moves for this guy. I looked [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Duff A steering damper may help but it is probably hiding a problem. Dampers are meant to my knowledge for acceleration. My '02 R1 only shakes accelerating very hard, never slowing down. It can be tire wear but more likely something in the stearing hed (bearings, loose, bent forks, ...). my v-maxs' do that and we all do a the Furbur fix which takes 15 minutes and tighten the steering bearing a little...but if you do it too much, you wont wobble, you'll weave...do a generic look up on the internet for the furbur fix.... >> I just puirchased a new 03 R1 and right out the gate am having a bad >> headshake during decellaration. No hands free moves for this guy. I [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > more likely something in the stearing hed (bearings, loose, bent forks, > ...). ive got a 99 R1 and i have had this in the past but only with dunlops if i was you i would change tire's and get a steering damper this will improve things no end ADD > my v-maxs' do that and we all do a the Furbur fix which takes 15 minutes > and [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> more likely something in the stearing hed (bearings, loose, bent forks, >> ...).  Signaturewww.suicidefrogsmcc.co.uk I have pretty bad headshack on my 02 R1 under hard accelration whenthe front tire is skimming the road and when i put wheelies down. From i hear the dampner really helps. My brother inlaw's 05 R1 has a dampner from the factory of course and he doesn't get nearly the amount he got from his 03 r1. I am looking at a GPR at the moment to help with mine. I talked with a stunt rider last night who had an R-6 and his Gpr helped tremendously. Just another .02 from another R1 owner! The front tire profile does matter also!!! R1rocket www.r1rocket.com , On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 03:06:29 GMT, AddR1 <r1streetfighter@gmail.com> wrote: >ive got a 99 R1 and i have had this in the past but only with dunlops >if i was you i would change tire's and get a steering damper [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >>> more likely something in the stearing hed (bearings, loose, bent forks, >>> ...). |
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