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Hi guys. My first post on this forum. I have had an '84 Aspencade for about 3 years but have only just started to pay attention to it as I want to ride it more often.
The problem I have is the way the bike handles. The bike has a nasty habit of tracking off by wanting to follow depressions in the road surface (such as deformations caused by car tyres) and as a result it does not feel secure when going through corners. The bike also feels as if it "dancing around" under me when travelling in a straight line. By this I mean it displays an effect similar to that caused by the rider pushing lightly on each end of the handle bar, alternating one end at a time.
I have checked through this forum for leads and it appears that the main culprits could be:-
Poor front tyre ( I have Michelin Hi Tours probably due for replacement)
Warped front discs / front calipers not floating properly (I have recently overhauled these).
Incorrect torque on the headset retaining nut (Not yet checked but no evidence of wobble).
Swing arm bearings (Not yet checked but again no evidence of movement).
Is there anything else I should be considering? Is there any history of frame cracking that could be contributing to the handling problem?
Thanks for a great forum.
Hi guys. My first post on this forum. I have had an '84 Aspencade for about 3 years but have only just started to pay attention to it as I want to ride it more often.
The problem I have is the way the bike handles. The bike has a nasty habit of tracking off by wanting to follow depressions in the road surface (such as deformations caused by car tyres) and as a result it does not feel secure when going through corners. The bike also feels as if it "dancing around" under me when travelling in a straight line. By this I mean it displays an effect similar to that caused by the rider pushing lightly on each end of the handle bar, alternating one end at a time.
I have checked through this forum for leads and it appears that the main culprits could be:-
Poor front tyre ( I have Michelin Hi Tours probably due for replacement)
Warped front discs / front calipers not floating properly (I have recently overhauled these).
Incorrect torque on the headset retaining nut (Not yet checked but no evidence of wobble).
Swing arm bearings (Not yet checked but again no evidence of movement).
Is there anything else I should be considering? Is there any history of frame cracking that could be contributing to the handling problem?
Thanks for a great forum.