Nomad wallows in turns

[cocheese72]

I find that my Nomad seems to wallow in turns, or is a little bouncy, which makes me constantly having to adjust in the turn. I had the shocks set to 2 initially which should have been close for my weight, but it felt very bouncy. I have sense adjusted it up to 3 with about 25psi in the shocks. Ride seems firm at these settings but still takes corners no where near like my 900. Not sure if the it is the difference in ride with shaft drive vs belt, or if my shock settings are not dialed in properly. Anyone else having similar issues?

I weigh 160lbs.

[afgunner]

I had the same issue with Avon tires...When I switched to Metzlers and set the tire pressure to 42 on the rear and 44 on the front the problem went away. I have 16 lbs in the shocks and a setting of 2 with me weighing in at 220.

[ringadingh]

It can be a cobination of things causing that to happen, even the section of road your on can do it in a corner.
Mine has done it a couple times in the past, but since I replaced the fork oil I don't recall it happening since.

[VulcanE]

Like Ring said, it could be one or a combination of things. The stock tires (Bridgestones) are notorious for this. Different pressures in the shocks can cause this, low tire pressure, tired and worn out fork oil, or a swing arm in need of service can cause this. On mine, when it started doing this, it ended up being the steering stem bearings were a little loose. I tightened them by feel (because the book specs are no where close to being right) and the problem disappeared.

[cocheese72]

Originally Posted by VulcanE

Like Ring said, it could be one or a combination of things. The stock tires (Bridgestones) are notorious for this. Different pressures in the shocks can cause this, low tire pressure, tired and worn out fork oil, or a swing arm in need of service can cause this. On mine, when it started doing this, it ended up being the steering stem bearings were a little loose. I tightened them by feel (because the book specs are no where close to being right) and the problem disappeared.

What rear tire are you running, and how do you like it?

[VulcanE]

Originally Posted by cocheese72

What rear tire are you running, and how do you like it?

Cocheese, I am now running a Goodyear Assurance TripleTred P205/60R-16 and I love it. I have been through the stock stone that came on the bike, 3 Metzler ME880s, and an Avon Cobra on the rear, and by far, I like the CT much better, BTW, the Cobra was the best of the MC tires that I've ran, and I'm still running the Cobra on the front.

[cocheese72]

I am thinking of giving it a go, though I do not want to height to get any taller than my 180/70. I am looking at a 195/60 Dunlop SP 5000 for $130 at tirerack.

[bugman]

when i burn these crappy stock tires off, i'm going with perilli 66,, i have them on my other bike and the tread design is great for rain, i can take a corner at 70mph and not slip once on the wet roads

[Jared]

Originally Posted by cocheese72

I find that my Nomad seems to wallow in turns, or is a little bouncy, which makes me constantly having to adjust in the turn. I had the shocks set to 2 initially which should have been close for my weight, but it felt very bouncy. I have sense adjusted it up to 3 with about 25psi in the shocks. Ride seems firm at these settings but still takes corners no where near like my 900. Not sure if the it is the difference in ride with shaft drive vs belt, or if my shock settings are not dialed in properly. Anyone else having similar issues?

I weigh 160lbs.

Quite interesting. I felt like my 900 had the problems you're describing and that my Nomad is much more consistent in turn

[upside22]

When my 2007 does this I know to check the air pressure in the Bridgestones. I just had Avon Cobras put on the front and rear today so it will be interesting to see how they do.

[VulcanE]

Originally Posted by cocheese72

I am thinking of giving it a go, though I do not want to height to get any taller than my 180/70. I am looking at a 195/60 Dunlop SP 5000 for $130 at tirerack.

The GYTT is a little shorter than the MC 180/70 tire, but it is a little taller than the 195/60 CT

[pagemastr]

On mine, the stock tires seemed OK and didn't notice it wanting to wander in the turns until I put a ME880 on the front. I have slowed in the turns in response to it and will try another brand when this one wears out ro see if it fixes it.

[Loafer]

For what its worth... On a previous bike, I had a problem with right hand turns, the bike felt unstable. I checked repeatedly and had a mechanic look at it, three times. Finally on my thrid visit, the mechanic found that I had blown shock. It had looked good the previous times. I replaced both shocks, end of problem.

[cocheese72]

I had been using about 25 PSI in the shocks on setting 2. I am about 160lb. The bike was driving me crazy with the bounce. I pulled over and let all the air out of both. It now has a better ride. I thought the air would stiffen it up, but appears to soften it up. Does everyone else notice this or is something amiss? Are there any issues running without air in them?

[VulcanE]

Actually, Maw Kaw recommends running with "atmospheric" pressure. This is accomplished by raising the rear of the bike off the ground and removing the shrader valves in the shocks, then replacing them. This gives you "zero" pressure. When you let the bike down, the weight of the bike makes the pressure in the shocks 3-4 psi.