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First ride of this year on the RT yesterday, temp reached a heady 12deg at one point, which was very pleasant, even if the wind was a bit unsettling at times! Anyway, as I approached the lights about half a mile from home, I had a very unnerving experience - it felt as if all my skill and expertise (hah!) had evaporated over the winter as I wobbled and weaved to a halt! As I slowed down, the bike started a very obvious, slow weave from side to side, it was almost impossible to keep the front wheel straight ahead as I came to a halt. First thought was tyre pressures, although I'd checked them a couple of weeks ago - I pulled up down the road and checked them.....spot on. I'm thinking it's likely to be the ball joint that's buggered, perhaps got water in it and slowly corroded over the past few months, not had chance to look yet, but will have a root around this pm. If I put the front wheel off the ground, will I be able to feel if anything's amiss just by turning the bars, or do I need to do something else?
Pete
First ride of this year on the RT yesterday, temp reached a heady 12deg at one point, which was very pleasant, even if the wind was a bit unsettling at times! Anyway, as I approached the lights about half a mile from home, I had a very unnerving experience - it felt as if all my skill and expertise (hah!) had evaporated over the winter as I wobbled and weaved to a halt! As I slowed down, the bike started a very obvious, slow weave from side to side, it was almost impossible to keep the front wheel straight ahead as I came to a halt. First thought was tyre pressures, although I'd checked them a couple of weeks ago - I pulled up down the road and checked them.....spot on. I'm thinking it's likely to be the ball joint that's buggered, perhaps got water in it and slowly corroded over the past few months, not had chance to look yet, but will have a root around this pm. If I put the front wheel off the ground, will I be able to feel if anything's amiss just by turning the bars, or do I need to do something else?
Pete