Triumphrat

jbhotchkiss

Sharp little bumps in the road cause a sensation that something is loose in the front end. I'm assuming it's the floating brake disks. Am I right? Anyone else experience this sensation on their Daytona? Mine's an 02 CE.

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Jeffrey B Hotchkiss

jbhotchkiss

Sharp little bumps in the road cause a sensation that something is loose in the front end. I'm assuming it's the floating brake disks. Am I right? Anyone else experience this sensation on their Daytona? Mine's an 02 CE.

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Jeffrey B Hotchkiss

I haven't felt looseness on the front end, but have experienced normal tank slap at about 80 mph on the track
when i have hit an uneven surface.....i would like to install a damper when they come down in price.....Is everything tight?

I haven't felt looseness on the front end, but have experienced normal tank slap at about 80 mph on the track
when i have hit an uneven surface.....i would like to install a damper when they come down in price.....Is everything tight?

jbhotchkiss

Haven't lifted the front end off the ground and tried to jiggle the forks, but everything seems tight. Is that big nut beneath the triple clamp for tightening the headstock bearing?

Also, when you say tank slap at 80 on the track, you mean a little back and forth, as opposed to lock-to-lock, don't you?

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Jeffrey B Hotchkiss

jbhotchkiss

Haven't lifted the front end off the ground and tried to jiggle the forks, but everything seems tight. Is that big nut beneath the triple clamp for tightening the headstock bearing?

Also, when you say tank slap at 80 on the track, you mean a little back and forth, as opposed to lock-to-lock, don't you?

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Jeffrey B Hotchkiss

j98sprint

I think tank slap and lock to lock are synonymous. It happened to me once.

Many years ago on my '79 Bonneville T-140E I hit a "gator tail", which is a big, nasty, steel cord protruding, semi-truck retread, at night, in the rain. I went airborne, made a good landing, went lock to lock for a couple of terrifying seconds and came to a halt without going down, didn't even bend the rims.

That's my tank slap tale.

j98sprint

j98sprint

I think tank slap and lock to lock are synonymous. It happened to me once.

Many years ago on my '79 Bonneville T-140E I hit a "gator tail", which is a big, nasty, steel cord protruding, semi-truck retread, at night, in the rain. I went airborne, made a good landing, went lock to lock for a couple of terrifying seconds and came to a halt without going down, didn't even bend the rims.

That's my tank slap tale.

j98sprint

j98sprint

Oh, sorry jbhotchkiss.

About the front end: If you really don't know how to check the front end, have it checked by a shop. There's a lot of stuff between the road and steering neck area of the frame. And there's not much more that will screw up the handling worse than an out-of- whack front end. Not to mention it's dangerous.

If you're determined to do this yourself, you must, if you don't already possess one, get a shop manual for your bike. I like the factory manual but it is expensive. You can get by with the Haynes for much less.

Then read it and then your questions will be easier to answer. And you will understand them better.

I know it sounds a bit like a lecture but it's the best advise I can give.

j98sprint

P.S. You should NOT be able to feel the
brake discs moving.

j98sprint

Oh, sorry jbhotchkiss.

About the front end: If you really don't know how to check the front end, have it checked by a shop. There's a lot of stuff between the road and steering neck area of the frame. And there's not much more that will screw up the handling worse than an out-of- whack front end. Not to mention it's dangerous.

If you're determined to do this yourself, you must, if you don't already possess one, get a shop manual for your bike. I like the factory manual but it is expensive. You can get by with the Haynes for much less.

Then read it and then your questions will be easier to answer. And you will understand them better.

I know it sounds a bit like a lecture but it's the best advise I can give.

j98sprint

P.S. You should NOT be able to feel the
brake discs moving.