Front fork strength

[Steve Northrop]

>>The wheel bearings only have 35,000 miles on them so they should be good.

Not so sure about that Pete. For as cheap and easy as they are to replace, I 
think I would to eliminate another variable. I'll assume you've checked the 
wheel for out-of-round (up & down) as well as wobble (side to side). Also, I 
don't think you can get a good balance using the bearings in the wheels. The 
seals drag too much to give consistent results, especially with the front 
tire because it weighs so little compared to the rear. Stick a rod through 
the middle and suspend it in a pair of well lubed seal-less bearings for 
accuracy of less than 1/2 a stick-on weight.

Steve in Western NY
'96 GPZ1100
'02 Daytona 955i
'08 KLR 650
"You Can't Fix Stupid", Ron White

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "schnowz" <schnowz at localnet.com>
To: <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:14 PM
Subject: RE: Front fork strength


> More good suspension stuff here..
> For some reason I couldnt  find a link to it on the GPZlist web page..
>
> http://list.gpz1100.com/gear/suspension.htm
>
> On another subject
> Mounted a new front tire today and though it's a big improvement there is 
> still some something not quite right. Still some patter on the front. I 
> had the wheel off and tire changed in 30 mins but took another hour to 
> balance it..
> The wheel bearings only have 35,000 miles on them so they should be good. 
> Couldn't feel any slop anyway.
> May have to get another front wheel and try that.
> What are the symptoms of worn fork bushings? Any other ideas.
>
>   Pete Staniforth
>
>
>> Ped, They are probably "Wilbers" which what I have fitted.
>>
>> For any one upgrading to a zx12 rear shock I suggest also fitting the dog
>> bones shock linkages from a zzr1100, any model. They are shorter than the
>> Gpz and lift the back end up about an inch above stock and therefore 
>> quicken
>> the steering.
>>
>> Steve
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