KerryBlue
Just got it firing!
Don't know if ''skittish'' is a technical term but it describes the way my front wheel is behaving recently.
It's not too bad on good roads - it feels very light and unplanted, but on bad road surfaces it seem to have a mind of it's own. After a 150 mile run yesterday it was particularly bad - it almost felt unsafe.
I've searched here and other forums but none of the usual causes for this sort of behaviour seem to apply.
Tire pressure, which I checked after yesterday's run [ when the tires had cooled down], was within 0.5 psi of the recommended pressure. The tires themselves, Dunlop Roadsmarts, have less than 3,000 miles. My last set of Roadsmarts were behaving perfectly after more than 6,000 miles.
Steering head bearings were replaced about 12,000 miles ago and appear to be fine - no play or notching.
Fork oil was changed at the same time.
I've changed nothing on either front or rear suspension.
My riding style hasn't changed in the last few weeks. I've tried holding the bars tightly and very lightly but it makes no difference. The bike has done just over 25,000 miles.
I can't think of anything else.
Any ideas?
It's not too bad on good roads - it feels very light and unplanted, but on bad road surfaces it seem to have a mind of it's own. After a 150 mile run yesterday it was particularly bad - it almost felt unsafe.
I've searched here and other forums but none of the usual causes for this sort of behaviour seem to apply.
Tire pressure, which I checked after yesterday's run [ when the tires had cooled down], was within 0.5 psi of the recommended pressure. The tires themselves, Dunlop Roadsmarts, have less than 3,000 miles. My last set of Roadsmarts were behaving perfectly after more than 6,000 miles.
Steering head bearings were replaced about 12,000 miles ago and appear to be fine - no play or notching.
Fork oil was changed at the same time.
I've changed nothing on either front or rear suspension.
My riding style hasn't changed in the last few weeks. I've tried holding the bars tightly and very lightly but it makes no difference. The bike has done just over 25,000 miles.
I can't think of anything else.
Any ideas?