Subject: RE: Eldo wobble..speaking of tire pressure
Author: Rich Zink
Date: Nov 6, 2000, 1:30 PM
Post ID: 1703819708
My Ambassador shop and riders manuals calls for tire pressures in
the low 20s (psi) while my newer, lighter sportbike runs pressure in the low
30s. Question: is this lower value for the 30 year old Ambo based on tire
technology of the day for something else I don't know about? The Metzlers on
the bike point to much higher pressures than the manuals suggest. And does
anyone then have modern day tire pressure recommendations or does it vary by
manufacture? Just curious again.
Thanks,
Rich
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From: Eric Lamberts [SMTP:ew-@unr.edu]
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 1:06 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: Eldo wobble
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On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Ian Adkins wrote:
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> I was looking at a friend's Eldo yesterday trying to determine the
cause of
> a wobble that has recently appeared on her bike. It occures at
higher
> speeds. Not too much other info than that. What She can say is
that it only
> appeared recently and she didn't notice a problem during her 2000
miles trip
> this past summer.
>
> When I was probing around on the bike everything appeared to be ok
(tire
> pressure, spokes, rear drive, ujoint etc...) but I did notice that
the swing
> arm was a bit loose where it ties into the frame (at the pivot
bearing). I
> am going to have a look at the bearings and spacers to see if they
are
> cracked, repack the bearings and set the swing arm right. I am
wondering if
> you think that the loose swing arm could have caused the wobble?
>
> Regards...Ian
>
Swingarm and headset are likely culprits, as well as worn
tires--tires can
make an incredible difference in handling....
Eric Lamberts ew-@unr.edu Reno, Nevada USA
'99 Suzuki SV650, '72 Norton Interstate, '77 Triumph Bonneville
Silver
Jubilee, '73 Moto Guzzi Eldorado, '76 Suzuki RE5, '84 Yamaha RZ350,
'84
Yamaha SR500, '66 Suzuki X6. Buncha other stuff. R6 soon?
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