Nomad stearing oscillation - Page 4

mick56 · 07-10-2014, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by toogun

Say what??? Never heard the term "bumswizzelled" before. Not sure I want to be bumswizzelled either! Is it a medical condition? Does it have anything to do with Gay Pride??? BACK AWAY!!!

Dont panic mate ! its nothing to do with queer,s, its an old cornish fisherman,s expression for being confused, a bit like a devon sheep farmer being Hornswoggled.

hammer · 07-10-2014, 02:25 PM

You mean like gobsmacked?

mick56 · 07-10-2014, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by hammer

You mean like gobsmacked?

That kind of thing.

hammer · 07-10-2014, 05:51 PM

Yah, I remember being in some pubs surrounded by Brits, Scots, Aussies and and us Canucks. I could hardly understand a word until everyone was pretty well under the table. By then it seems to be a universal language.

After so many pints, up the apple and pears to visit me mother-in-law!!!

By the way I tried the bounce before tightening the axle pinch bolts. That's all good but the only thing that has worked for me to cure the wobble is tightening the stem nut way above spec. as talked about here. As far as i am concerned the book spec. is a misprint.

mick56 · 07-10-2014, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hammer

Yah, I remember being in some pubs surrounded by Brits, Scots, Aussies and and us Canucks. I could hardly understand a word until everyone was pretty well under the table. By then it seems to be a universal language.

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After so many pints, up the apple and pears to visit me mother-in-law!!!

By the way I tried the bounce before tightening the axle pinch bolts. That's all good but the only thing that has worked for me to cure the wobble is tightening the stem nut way above spec. as talked about here. As far as i am concerned the book spec. is a misprint.

You must have done a bit in the services then mate, to end up in a bar with such a rabble.The apples and pears (STAIRS) is all part of the cockney (London scallywags) rhyming slang, scots are jocks or sweaty socks as we prefer,

the Aussies all like to call us poms, but they are the original POHME,s , they were convicts sent to the colony of Australia as Prisoners Of Her Majesty England:.

I think most English people think of you canuck,s as a pretty civilized bunch of expats who know when to join a fight. I am having a set of whitewall tyres fitted next week and they are going to be laser balanced, then i am going to do Gadgets fork leg alignment trick, and if that dont cure the wobble then i will just accept it and enjoy the bike as it is.

**minst7877** · 07-10-2014, 10:22 PM

My manual says 14.5 ft lbs torque for the 1999 Nomad. Mick I sent you a PM

DC

mick56 · 07-11-2014, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by minst7877

My manual says 14.5 ft lbs torque for the 1999 Nomad. Mick I sent you a PM

DC

Thanks mate, i replied.

id-man · 07-11-2014, 05:04 PM

I don't have a torque wrench but after reading the numerous posts on the suibject I cranked it till it didn't bounce more than once - buttoned it up and she's been a rock since.

**Rasta** · 07-11-2014, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by id-man

I don't have a torque wrench but after reading the numerous posts on the suibject I cranked it till it didn't bounce more than once - buttoned it up and she's been a rock since.

Meaning what?

id-man · 07-12-2014, 11:34 AM

Meaning "Steady as a rock" - as in no shaking.

**Rasta** · 07-12-2014, 03:41 PM

aaaahhh !! Good to hear. Maybe they will pay attention to you and might just try this fix!!

ossienomad · 07-17-2014, 09:47 PM

I had the same problem. on investigation I found that my front tyre had been replaced with a rear tyre by a dealer I don't usually use. I can't remember brand brand but it was stamped HD and clearing marked rear. I queried this with a tyre specialist who said the camber should differ from a front to rear tyre and would cause this problem. I had the tyre changed and there was an improvement but issue was not completely resolved until I changed the head stem bearings. it's fine now.

mick56 · 07-18-2014, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ossienomad

I had the same problem. on investigation I found that my front tyre had been replaced with a rear tyre by a dealer I don't usually use. I can't remember brand brand but it was stamped HD and clearing marked rear. I queried this with a tyre specialist who said the camber should differ from a front to rear tyre and would cause this problem. I had the tyre changed and there was an improvement but issue was not completely resolved until I changed the head stem bearings. it's fine now.

Different answer,s all over the place on that subject, i am just about to have new whitewalls fitted and the only 150/80x16,s i can find are back tyres, i am told that the only difference is the direction in which the central inner beading runs and is overlapped to give maximum strength for acceleration and braking, fitting a back tyre on the front is not a problem if its fitted with the directional arrow pointing backwards, this advice i trust.

id-man · 07-18-2014, 03:32 PM

Here's some other advice you can trust - it's perfectly allright to put a 130/90-16 tire on the front of a Nomad, and it's a lot easier to find.

mick56 · 07-18-2014, 08:20 PM

[QUOTE=id-man;587414]Here's some other advice you can trust - it's perfectly allright to put a 130/90-16 tire on the front of a Nomad, and it's a lot easier to find.[, like i said, 150/80x16 whitewall

07-10-2014, 02:25 PM	#47
hammer Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,329	You mean like gobsmacked? __________________ Hammer aka CrocHammer KawaNow#00988, VROC#26389, VR#2202 Abbotsford, BC, Canada 2006 Black Nomad
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07-10-2014, 05:51 PM	#49
hammer Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,329	Yah, I remember being in some pubs surrounded by Brits, Scots, Aussies and and us Canucks. I could hardly understand a word until everyone was pretty well under the table. By then it seems to be a universal language. After so many pints, up the apple and pears to visit me mother-in-law!!! By the way I tried the bounce before tightening the axle pinch bolts. That's all good but the only thing that has worked for me to cure the wobble is tightening the stem nut way above spec. as talked about here. As far as i am concerned the book spec. is a misprint. __________________ Hammer aka CrocHammer KawaNow#00988, VROC#26389, VR#2202 Abbotsford, BC, Canada 2006 Black Nomad
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07-10-2014, 10:22 PM	#51
minst7877 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,286	My manual says 14.5 ft lbs torque for the 1999 Nomad. Mick I sent you a PM DC __________________ Me and my 99 G1 Nomad on US 2 by the Lake Michigan Shoreline. Judge's Oil Gear failed and engine overhauled @ 35563 miles VBA/KawaNOW #01625 Christian Motorcyclists Assoc. Wheels Of Destiny Chapter #735 PA Wilds NE/Eastern Canada regional rally July 2012 Eureka Springs National 2015 Rolling Thunder Washington DC 2016 NE US / E Canada Rally - Mont Tremblant, QC 2016 VRA Eastern National at Maggie Valley 2017 99 Nomad G1 gone but never forgotten traded 4/8/17 for a 2017 Indian Roadmaster
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07-11-2014, 05:04 PM	#53
id-man Advanced Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cape Cod Massachusetts Posts: 822	I don't have a torque wrench but after reading the numerous posts on the suibject I cranked it till it didn't bounce more than once - buttoned it up and she's been a rock since. __________________ 2004 Nomad 1500FI - weeeeeeeeee!
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07-12-2014, 11:34 AM	#55
id-man Advanced Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cape Cod Massachusetts Posts: 822	Meaning "Steady as a rock" - as in no shaking. __________________ 2004 Nomad 1500FI - weeeeeeeeee!
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07-12-2014, 03:41 PM	#56
Rasta Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ankeny Iowa Posts: 3,697	aaaahhh !! Good to hear. Maybe they will pay attention to you and might just try this fix!! __________________ VROC#34321 VBA#01867 2012 NCR Rally Savanna. IL. 2013 National Rally Estes Park, CO 2014 NC/SC Rally in the Ozarks, Mountain View AR 2014 NE US/Eastern Canada Rally,Lincoln NH 2015 VBA/VRA Eureka Springs AR 2015 Antlers Rally, Antlers OK. 2016 SCR Rally Salem MO. 2016 NCR Rally Hillsboro WI 2017 Eureka Springs AR 2017 National Rally Lake George NY 2004 Blue and Silver 1500 Nomad(RIP 9-26-19) 2000 Red and Silver 1500 Nomad 2012 Pearl White 1700 Voyager
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07-17-2014, 09:47 PM	#57
ossienomad Jr. Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: victoria australia Posts: 33	Similar issue I had the same problem. on investigation I found that my front tyre had been replaced with a rear tyre by a dealer I don't usually use. I can't remember brand brand but it was stamped HD and clearing marked rear. I queried this with a tyre specialist who said the camber should differ from a front to rear tyre and would cause this problem. I had the tyre changed and there was an improvement but issue was not completely resolved until I changed the head stem bearings. it's fine now.
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07-18-2014, 03:32 PM	#59
id-man Advanced Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cape Cod Massachusetts Posts: 822	Here's some other advice you can trust - it's perfectly allright to put a 130/90-16 tire on the front of a Nomad, and it's a lot easier to find. __________________ 2004 Nomad 1500FI - weeeeeeeeee!
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07-18-2014, 08:20 PM	#60
mick56 Sr. Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: The Newforest, England Posts: 4,664	[QUOTE=id-man;587414]Here's some other advice you can trust - it's perfectly allright to put a 130/90-16 tire on the front of a Nomad, and it's a lot easier to find.[, like i said, 150/80x16 whitewall __________________ when this you see, remember me, and bear me in your mind, let all the world say what they may, speak of me as you find.
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