Tank slappin’ California

[HarveyMushman]

I got the new BT46 mounted and balanced today.

This is how the shop found the rim strip:


Glad that's no longer in there. Reinstalled the wheel and managed a quick 20-mile ride this afternoon. It's definitely much improved. Steering is better and I could corner with more enthusiasm without a serious wobble. But I wouldn't call it stable, as I could still feel the wobble in there and I didn't feel confident with it. Will keep addressing the things mentioned here. 

 

[lazlokovacs]

My EV will get unstable when I take my hands off the bars.  And gets very much so when I load the rear luggage rack.

My cal vins were so heavy and planted that i could easily ride them with no hands, I had a mechanism for locking the throttle on long trip and I could go for miles without touching the bars if I wanted to. the footboards were all I needed to steer on the freeway.

Excluding a weave/wobble at around 80mph late model Calis should be absolutely planted on straights and leaned over.

[dguzzi]

  But can you say what a late model is?  I think it varies on who you ask is all.

[lazlokovacs]

I don't think I understand your question, but by 'late model' I'm referring to EVs and Vintages

[guzzisteve]

I dropped my EV fork tripple trees 22mm and handles better. I have the stock soft rears that came on it new. It settles planted don't even need a steering stabilizer.
Tombstone windshield is never going to be aerodynamic. I'll bet head bearings have no grease & rusted cage.

[HarveyMushman]

I dropped my EV forks 22mm and handles better. I have the stock soft rears that came on it new. It settles planted don't even need a steering stabilizer.
Tombstone windshield is never going to be aerodynamic. I'll bet head bearings have no grease & rusted cage.

Yeah, maybe. But the bike generally seems pretty well lubed--there's lots of evidence of grease and other lubes applied where I'm sure Guzzi didn't.

[guzzisteve]

If it's smooth & no play, run it.

[Huzo]

I dropped my EV forks 22mm and handles better. I have the stock soft rears that came on it new. It settles planted don't even need a steering stabilizer.
Tombstone windshield is never going to be aerodynamic. I'll bet head bearings have no grease & rusted cage.

Dropped ?

[s1120]

I dropped my EV forks 22mm and handles better. I have the stock soft rears that came on it new. It settles planted don't even need a steering stabilizer.
Tombstone windshield is never going to be aerodynamic. I'll bet head bearings have no grease & rusted cage.

I also had the wobble and weave like the OP, and once I adjusted the head bearings [90% of it..] and replaced the tires I was also stone stable. I too moved the fork tubes up the triples after that to quicken the steering a little bit, and even after its rock solid stable, and a little more... dont really want to use the word "flickable" but I guess more flickable would be what I mean.. 

[guzzisteve]

I dropped my EV fork tripple trees 22mm and handles better. I have the stock soft rears that came on it new. It settles planted don't even need a steering stabilizer.
Tombstone windshield is never going to be aerodynamic. I'll bet head bearings have no grease & rusted cage.

OK Huzo, fixed it. I wouldn't want anyone here confused.

[rustygman]

I think Huzo has pretty much covered it all. One thing I didn't think of when I first got my Cali (1100i) and had similar issues was that the left and right fork were dialled on completely different settings. Seems obvious now but I missed it. Just saying.

[Vagrant]

Good point. Flush them out. On my 2001 Ev I was using 15 ounces of 15#. Set the adjusters both in dead center and turn each the same direction 1-2 clicks at a time. Worth a try.
Unlike Steve, I couldn't raise the forks more than 1/4" without the front getting too heavy.