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Old 17-04-14, 17:42
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steering shake

Hello, when riding +100km/h mij front becomes unstable, like a shake in the steering. I think the suspension needs adjustement, but i don't know where to start. Softer or harder front or rear?
Riding tkc front and rear at 30 psi on road only
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Old 17-04-14, 19:02
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Hello, when riding +100km/h mij front becomes unstable, like a shake in the steering. I think the suspension needs adjustement, but i don't know where to start. Softer or harder front or rear?
Riding tkc front and rear at 30 psi on road only
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i found that my tkc`s on my xtx became unstable anyhting from 75MPH
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Old 17-04-14, 22:11
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TKCs can indeed affect the steering feel at speed, but I've found it more of a wobble/weave than a shake though (on a 21" wheel). In my experience, a bit of fiddling with tyre pressures can alleviate this, or rather I should say, move the point at which the wobble starts further up or down the speed range.

When you say shake, do you mean a high pitch rapid twitching or vibration felt through the bars? (Rather than a weave.) Is this oscillation violent or gentle? How worn/old are the tyres?

Could be a multitude of other things, such as: knackered or incorrectly adjusted head race bearings, poor damping (front or rear), unbalanced front/rear ride height, damaged rim, wheel(s) out of balance, loose spokes etc...
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Old 18-04-14, 05:41
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it is like Pleiades says, it's more like a wobble/weave. In June I am going for a 3000km road trip with other tires, maybe bettered
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Old 18-04-14, 08:56
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it's more like a wobble/weave.
I'd probably be inclined in that case to suspect the tyres.

Have a search on here and elsewhere on the web for "TKC80 high speed wobble", and you'll find it's not uncommon...
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