My Bike Weaves

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If You Find That Your Norton Starts To Weave When You Ride It, The Following Advice Might Help You Work Out Why.  It Is Not A Conclusive List, But It Might Give You Some Idea Of Where To Start Looking.  The Most Likely Culprits Are At The Top Of The List.

You Own A 1971 or 1972 Commando

A - Learn to live with the weave & slow down, you haven't got the brakes to ride fast!!!!

B - Fit an 850 frame, 850 yokes & a better front brake

Wheels

A - You may have miss matching tyres; tyre manufacturer should not be mixed on a bike, buy two from the same manufacturer
B - Incorrect sized wheels fitted
C - Inferior quality tyres - cheap pattern imports
D - Long periods of standing can often lead to invisible cracking, flats & bulges causing a distortion to the shape of the tyre
E - Slightly oval wheel rims (often caused by potholes etc)
F - You do not have an Avon Roadrunner tyre fitted, change to Avon Roadrunner tyres for a better ride all round
G - Misaligned rear wheel, the rear wheel should not be aligned to the swinging arm on a Commando because the swinging arm is off centre

For Commando & Dominator we recommend 060983 front tyre & 060985 rear wheel

Mirrors

A - Always fit mirrors in pairs to prevent drag (an individual offside mirror will drag you into the pavement & vice versa)

Steering Damper

A - Not installed correctly

B - Not installed at all

Frame

A - Twisting or damaging the frame can occur during any collisions, even minor collisions can damage the frame in ways that can be invisible to the human eye, do you know your bikes' full history?

Shocks

A - One or both shocks could be worn, when where they last replaced?

Isolastics

A - Not adjusted correctly

B - Totally worn out

Page last updated 27/06/07