front end shake

[Keith]

steve

think you may be right

balance ok - may be the mere taking it on and off may have cured it - who knows and can only live in hope!

will give it a run and then look at the head bearing angle


cheer

keith

[Rich]

travelingman- do you realise that tyre was developed specifically for Harley sportsters ?
Try playing about with the tyre pressures and then head bearings, but it may just be the tread style that is doing it.

[Keith]

Rich

i put a metzler perfect on as thats what was on the back when i got the bike

anyone had any experiences of the "wobble" with this one?

Keith

[Pigford]

I think Zeds like the old style ribbed crossply tyres best. The ones with the tread grooves cut straight in line with wheel direction!
My monies still on tight head bearings.

[Garn 1]

Travelingman, you said at the outset
"Replaced the head bearings and races can't say it really changed anything . I've got them as tight as I dare an still
have the bars fall from left to right with out binding"

You obviously had trouble with this wobble before you changed out the steering head bearings. I think you would have noticed a difference if this was the area of trouble, albeit, you over tightened the steering head.

See if you can get movement in that swing-arm. It is easy to check and you will feel it straight away!

RegardZ

[travelingman]

Thanks for all the info guys , We are lucky over here to get original
parts . I suppose Z1 enterprise would be a good place to check for the
taper roller bearings. I'll post what find it to be .

[1340fxd]

Did you ever get this shake sorted? I got the same on my KZ1000 A2 and had it on a 100cc scooter - in both cases, if I sat further forward on the seat, the shake would stop. If I carry something on a luggage rack the shakes get worse.