Front tire drift,accelerating in turn???

[Thunderdog]

Hey Everyone, Just wonderin if anyone has ever dealt with this issue. I'll explain. Probably in 3rd gear or so, not sure, in a nice sweeping turn, accelerate hard, and it feels like the front tire is starting to drift. like maybe the front end is getting a little lighter, and that skinny little 21 can't hold. Let off a little and it does just fine. I KNOW, SIMPLE ANSWER, LET OFF A LITTLE.:argue: but I don't want to.:loony: I really enjoy the way this thing (05 Chopper) handles, and the power it puts down. This has happened to me 3 different times. With the old avon venom, and with the new avon cobra. I run at 42PSI. I wish the bike had a 3.5"x21 with a 120 tire on it. That would probably hold better.:up: But that same design front wheel in a 3.5" wide is probably not available.:down: Just wonderin if this has happened to anyone else?

 

[chacha]

Have your checked the front/rear wheel alignment?

 

[Brew]

Maybe worn bearings...

 

[KaptinAmerika]

Doesn't sound right to me.
You need to go through your front end and check your rear shocks.

 

[Thunderdog]

Thanks guys, I will soon be replacing fork seals, so I will check out the whole frontend and wheel, also neck bearings. And I'll line it up good. May be a couple of weeks before I get to it, but I'll post whatever I find. Thanks again

 

[Thunderdog]

Curtis, I meant to ask, what would I look for on the rear shocks? How would they contribute to this?

 

[Sven]

That seems weird that a worn and new tire would do that. So that eliminates the tire. Since you are more explaining how you like to take the corner, would using a pencil help? Set the pencil at the same angle as the fork angle. Now push the pencil sideways as if making one of your sharp turns. Angle the pencil like at the same pitch as a sport bike's fork angle. Do you see how more stable that angle is and it bites into the table better when turning?

 

[BBChopper]

My 05 doesn't do that, what frame do you have? I run 40/40/40=Front Rear and Gap.

 

[JeffM]

I ride my K9 hard into and out of corners, i run 41 and 39 and love the way i can double the advised speed.
Trouble only surfaces if there is a bump halfway, all of a sudden she starts flexing and bucking like bronc.
Sounds like head stock/triple tree tightness, alignment and maybe a new tire pressure gauge.

 

[Tom Chop]

Thunderdog, I think that the Aussie may be onto something. Many, many of us, myself included formerly, place our bikes and our health (lives) in the trust of cheap third world manufactured tire pressure gauge.

 

[KaptinAmerika]

Curtis, I meant to ask, what would I look for on the rear shocks? How would they contribute to this?

The nature of our bikes, long frames long rakes e.t.c. allow for a considerable amount of flex. Thats the beauty in the design of the Big Dogs. If everything is right it flexes perfectly so you can't tell and so they handle like a dream. if you have a bad rear shock you will definitely feel it during hard cornering. And it can fool you in to thinking something is wrong with the front end. Of course if I test rode the bike I could tell pretty quick if it was a shock. Its something you learn to feel.
How many miles do you have on your bike?
Having said all that Im not saying you have a bad shock Im just saying check them. Look for leaks e.t.c.
Heres a really good link that I refer to frequently for suspension work
Suspension

 

[Thunderdog]

My bike has 8200 miles, tomorrow is supposed to be nice, so I'll try to get tire pressures right and verify with another good quage, and take it out and push it. Sure be nice if its just tire pressure. But if not at least I can mark that off the list. Before I take it out I think I'll jack up the front end and check it out. I'll let you know how it goes, Thanks