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    Thought I would post this for the people that might have this problem also .

    When I applied my rear brake and only the rear brake at around 40 m/h or 60 km/h my front end started to wobble almost out of control . At any other speed I had no problem braking or wobble for some reason.

    Well I checked and double check everything on the front end changed the rotors , brakes pads and calibers and same results. Today I decided to check my tire pressure as I realized I could reach the ground more with me feet haha ,yes a short as@ . My rear tire pressure was low almost 10 lbs . I topped it up and the braking problem was gone no more wobbling front end.
    Pays to keep up on the maintenance.
    BDF Special
    80SG Vetter bagger 1196 Wiseco big bore kit, Mega Cycle Cams, slotted cam gears, ported and flowed head, bronze intake seats, Dyno Jet kit, Dyno coils and Mikes XS air pods, Venture cam chain adjuster,Geezer's regulator, Clutch mod, Mac 4 into 1 with custom built and tuned baffle, Oil cooler,MikesXS emulators mod.
    Dyno tuned to 98 hp at the rear wheel.

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    Thanks for the tip James!

    I had poor handling complaints earlier this year and it was because of low tire pressure. Of course that was the last thing I checked.

    Paul
    1983 XJ1100 Maxim
    1979 XS1100 Standard
    1980 XS1100 Special

    I'm not a motorcycle mechanic but I play one on the internet.

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    • #3
      Hey Guy's,
      I got rid of the death wobble by playing with tire pressure and pre-load also. For me it's 30 front and 38 rear, on my setup. I run 11 psi on the forks too. You just have to find it's sweet spot.
      1979 XS1100SF "Sakura Natsuhiboshi"

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