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codye06 · 09-12-2005, 10:31 PM

i noticed recently that i have a slight frontend wobble... when im at just about any speed over 20 mph or so when i let off the throtle or start slowing down if i let my hands off the handle bars but slight tuch them the front end is wobblin and i can see it in the handle bars to. its nothing horible but it seams the longer i dont have pressure on the handle bars the worse it gets... and i have never tried to find out if it would make me crash or not. so im asking if that is normal or if it should be perfectly smooth no matter what speed slowing or accellerating? BTW its a 2002 600 kat with 4800 miles on it

Katamaniac · 09-16-2005, 10:34 PM

You might want to check your stearing stem bearings to see if they are loose, or it could be your front tire is either low on air or out of balance.

jaydog19833 · 09-29-2005, 01:03 AM

Hmmmm not really sure unless I rode it. My friend has a 2002 Kat 600 also, and his plastics all came loose (he's kind of strange.....hasn't fixed it). Anyways his front fender was held on by one of 4 bolts and the whole front fairing is loose (he never crashed by the way). Before you panic or spend big $$$ check for something as simple as loose nuts and bolts.

Busafied · 10-02-2005, 10:02 PM

several things can effect the front end.

1) cupped / worn tire
2) out of balance tire / broken belt
3) steering stem bearings loose or wornout
4) wheel bearings going south
5) low tire pressure

a few more, but those are the most common..

it it's wobbling just above 20mph you have a tire issue almost 100% guaranteed

weight came off or wornout, or low press.

rb5064 · 10-03-2005, 12:42 AM

sure you wanna ride with no hands at any speed?

C-Rocket · 10-09-2005, 05:15 PM

I had that problem and it was my tire out of balance. When I put some new tires on it the frontend wobble stopped.

09-12-2005, 10:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
codye06 Newbie Joined: May 2005 Bike: 02 katana 600 Location: Mulesheo, Texas Posts: 12	front end wobble i noticed recently that i have a slight frontend wobble... when im at just about any speed over 20 mph or so when i let off the throtle or start slowing down if i let my hands off the handle bars but slight tuch them the front end is wobblin and i can see it in the handle bars to. its nothing horible but it seams the longer i dont have pressure on the handle bars the worse it gets... and i have never tried to find out if it would make me crash or not. so im asking if that is normal or if it should be perfectly smooth no matter what speed slowing or accellerating? BTW its a 2002 600 kat with 4800 miles on it

09-29-2005, 01:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
jaydog19833 U.B's LoveChild Joined: Jun 2004 Bike: 04 GSXR 600 Location: Lake George, NY Posts: 1,288	Hmmmm not really sure unless I rode it. My friend has a 2002 Kat 600 also, and his plastics all came loose (he's kind of strange.....hasn't fixed it). Anyways his front fender was held on by one of 4 bolts and the whole front fairing is loose (he never crashed by the way). Before you panic or spend big $$$ check for something as simple as loose nuts and bolts. __________________ Anyone can fire a bullet. Only the good ones can steer one. Bend your elbow, move your arse, and stick the knee out.

10-02-2005, 10:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Busafied Where Am I ? Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: '86 GSXR750, '86 GSXR1100, '89 GSX1100F, '93 KLR650, '00 GSX1300RTurbo Location: DFW Texas Posts: 41	several things can effect the front end. 1) cupped / worn tire 2) out of balance tire / broken belt 3) steering stem bearings loose or wornout 4) wheel bearings going south 5) low tire pressure a few more, but those are the most common.. it it's wobbling just above 20mph you have a tire issue almost 100% guaranteed weight came off or wornout, or low press. __________________ "You're Only Limited, By Your Own Mind..." Been Busafied Lately?

10-03-2005, 12:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
rb5064 Newbie Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: '05 GSX750FK Katana Posts: 13	sure you wanna ride with no hands at any speed? __________________ *'carpe diem, carpe noctem, carpe cerevisi'* Seize the Day, Seize the Night, Seize the Beer!

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09-16-2005, 10:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Katamaniac Newbie Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: 1983 GS1100S Katana Location: Augusta, KS Posts: 4	You might want to check your stearing stem bearings to see if they are loose, or it could be your front tire is either low on air or out of balance.

10-09-2005, 05:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
C-Rocket Newbie Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: 2001 GSX-750F Katana Location: Utah Posts: 8	I had that problem and it was my tire out of balance. When I put some new tires on it the frontend wobble stopped.

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