Steering Stem(?)

[Alexander Finger]

I tightened everything slightly today, went to the garage and had the
mechanic look at it. He suggested, too, to try to tighten things further -
which is what I did now. The stuttering and movement is gone, and sooner or
later I'll learn how to drive a curve without being able to move the
steering left and right!

(seriously - it works well so far)

Alex

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 2:25 AM, Simon White <swhite at consultant.com> wrote:

> Hi Alex,
>
>  As others have stated, it sounds like your stem bearings are worn.
> However, if you've had them replaced/checked, they may just need tightening.
> For some unknown reason, my bike regularly (maybe twice a year) required the
> locking collar tightened up a notch or two. Never worked out why, as the
> bearings themselves are fine (and have been replaced). Just one of the
> quirks of my bike, perhaps, but it's worth a mention.
>
> Simon
>  '95 GPz1100 - offline
>  '97 VFR750 - currently overheating
>  Melbourne, Australia
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alexander Finger
> Sent: 07/09/11 03:31 AM
> To: Simon W
> Subject: Steering Stem(?)
>
>  Hey List, this morning I wanted to go to work with the bike (after four
> days in Bern I had a Geneva day yesterday and wanted to benefit .. and take
> the bike..) but did not. Here's why. When I'm taking off I sometimes test
> the brakes. Once the back one to the point where the wheel blocks, then,
> less often, the front brake until it blocks, too. Both to check the brakes
> and to make me aware of how the bike reacts. The rear brake test went fine,
> but the front brake test sucked: When the wheel hit the blocking point, the
> steering slammed back and forth, just a little bit. I tried three times in a
> row just to make sure it was not an illusion, stopped and tested while
> standing: When I hit the front brake, I can move the whole column back and
> forth a few mm. Here's how the stem looks:
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2Jah5kKERqQWUP3kNJQz5v24soFl7X9jawsnpqQGwuQ?feat=directlinkBased on my brief understanding there can't really be anything broken *that*
> badly in the steering, so
>  I assume that loosening the steering (T1 on p13-2 of the shop manual),
> tightening the stem and fixing it again should do the trick? cheers Alex --
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