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hey guys. got my bike fixed up. apparently what happened was that the steering cone bearing was loose.. all my mech did was tighten it. he checked the wheel bearings and told me they were fine. on the ride back home the brakes did seem to be much better and i didnt feel any vibrations. however i...

thanks for all the useful info. I just checked them the way townsends instructed and they do have some freeplay.

also, just to be clear, when u say to pull forward and push back the front forks, do you mean when u are facing the bike from the front direction? when the surface of the tire is in front of you? not from the side of the bike yea?

oh ok. I'll definitely have a look at the bearings or get my mech to take a look at them. But shouldn't worn bearings create vibrations throughout the ride and not just when braking? just a question. My mechanic told me my forks had to be pressed and so I let him do what needed to be done. I'm...

hi guys i've recently got into an accident in which my front rotors were bent. I had the bike fixed up - replaced new rotors, new pads, new brake pump and had the front forks pressed. However I am getting vibrations in the handlebar when i brake hard. when i brake lightly to a complete stop i...

Hi, just wondering what tire pressure should i pump for normal street use? no track at all. warm weather here as well.

yea me too. but i guess my cables really need this for the time being. since i lubed them, after a couple of days the throttle sticks again in the morning.

wow this was really helpful. thanks alot. I'll find some time and get around to spraying some silcone lube on the middle spring. my mech did not touch the middle spring, i watched him as he worked. just an update. lubing the cables helped alot. the throttle did not stick like it did before...

thanks for the pictures! if the bodies are dirty though, what would be a safe way to clean them? I'm not too sure which springs u are referring to. i thought the fz only had one throttle return spring? I've lubed the cables and yesterday the bike seemed fine. I'll probably monitor it for...

anyone knows how i can check for kinks in the cable? or if it indeed is the throttle bodies that are dirty, how do i check this and how do i go about cleaning them?

yea i know what u are refering to. the last time i checked, everything seemed fine. on top of that, i just went for my throttle body sync not too long back.

I am pretty sure it is not caused by the throttle spring adjustment. the throttle snaps back fine when it does not stick. the sticking occurs only in the morning when the bike has had time to sit for a few hours. after 5 min of riding, the throttle operates fine. the only part which i feel could...

sorry i suck at mechanical stuff. u mean to check for binding? which part to disconnect?

yes it definitely has freeplay.. i made sure all the cables are lubed up and now i have to wait and see. the only thing that i did before was getting my mech to adjust the throttle return spring so that the throttle wont be as difficult to twist. that is probably not the problem though since...

there is no grip rubbing.. i have more than ample allowance for the grips and the bar end. i would imagine it is due to dirt since the problem goes away after a bit of riding. if it were anything mechanical, i won't suppose the problem would just vanish? i've taking apart the assembly and...