forks vibrating under breaking

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rexeriot
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forks vibrating under breaking

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Hi. I have an 89 3gm. Forks vibrating under breaking. Worped break discs ?
I always stick to the speed limits. Its just that the ones in our area they seem to have missed all the " 0's " off the end.
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Warped discs.loose yolks.sticking caliper. loose caliper knackered wheel bearings take your pick lol
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Loose or worn headstock bearings?
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Stig wrote:Loose or worn headstock bearings?
Ooh yeah forgot that one lol .....
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Post by YAMAEXUP »

To test for warped brake discs, use a black white board marker & draw a wavey line over the surface of the swept area . Then rotate the wheel & see where the black line is rubbed off :thumbsup:
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Post by Teego »

Quick check. The discs are floaters so the disc bobbins should rotate (reasonably) freely. If they don't, get to work with paraffin and a toothbrush to clean them up. Solved the problem on my RU.
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