niose at the front end ????

[caponord]

After taking my beast for a spin, i noticed a noice or collaps at the front end of my capo,
when coming of the throttle i feel and hear a knock like collaps, it feels like the fork has play, or a bearing, its like something is loose, I dont know how to explain it better.
Wondering if any of you have experienced anything like it.Now I am to worried to ride my bella. Help!!! Its a bit hevy to keep the front end of the ground and check.

[Precis]

Sounds like front wheel-bearings... You shouldn't ride the bike till they are fixed - luckily it's a quite easy, quite cheap job.
Here's the test-method:

Do you have a centre-stand? If so, put the bike on it and put something heavy (I use my wife....) on the back seat to lift the front wheel off the ground.
If no stand, get two car axle-stands with a bar or plank between them and lift the front wheel up.

First, check the steering bearings (starting from the top): Gently swing the forks left to right; do you feel anything? Does the steering settle straight ahead? Is there a grinding feeling, or any resistance?
If the answer is no, that's not your problem.

While you're there, do you see anything that looks bent or broken, bolts missing, anything loose? Check the front mudguard and that both calipers are bolted on tight. Is the front axle & its 4 pinch-bolts all tight?

Now hold the front brake on with the wheel facing straight ahead and try to pull the wheel backwards and forwards - look at both sides of the centre of the wheel, where the axle goes through; is there any movement? Note, this is also a test for the steering bearings.

Finally, turn the wheel all the way to one side or the other and try to lift the bottom of the wheel towards you, while pushing the top away; any movement? If so, it's the bearings on either side of the front wheel hub.

Let us know what you find.

[nerald]

Might be something simple like floating disks rattling. Do a search for brake disk washers. I had a similar issue not too long back. Bend the washers and put them back, sorted.

[Precis]

Might be something simple like floating disks rattling. Do a search for brake disk washers. I had a similar issue not too long back. Bend the washers and put them back, sorted.

Bike doesn't have ABS - fixed rotors.

[GH_services]

Bike doesn't have ABS - fixed rotors.

mine doesnt have ABS but it does have floating discs

[caponord]

Thanks guys, I will give it a good check,
Is it possible that the forks are giving in? I found a mark where the fork at the top is clamped to the steering bracked, I'l make a pic. and post it, maybe we can mesure the distance from the plastic cover end where the fork goes in to the top where the clamp holds the fork and see if the mesurements match.
Regards, Alby

[BigSteve]

mine doesnt have ABS but it does have floating discs

You probably have aftermarket disc's / Rotors, as the early pre ABS capo's had non floating disc's.

[caponord]

while checking the bike I noticed at the top of the fork this marking just under the bracked, looks to me that it mait of shifted.
If anyone can make something out of the pic and confirm or not.
Thank in advanced for any input>
regards,
Alby

[Precis]

Hard to say Alby, but I think that's just showing how much fork travel you've used - all of it! The noise you heard might have been the mudguard hitting the fairing?
When you bounce on the front suspension, does it return to its normal position?
Try putting a zip tie around the fork leg and see how far it gets pushed up - but only after you've checked those wheel beraings!

[caponord]

Il do that steve,
just that I have never noticed it like that.
The feeling of movement is only when coming off accelleration and back on and off, you know what I mean? when weight distribution happens.
Rgards,
Alby

[jrflanne]

I will bet your wheel bearings are shot. You need to get this checked out and soon.

[pikeymic]

Mine had buggerd wheel bearins and floating dics. Easy fix

[caponord]

is it possible, that having a loose timing chain,can give you the feel of slite movement, when coming on and off throttle? Its doing my head in!!!!!

[Precis]

Timing chain? Inside the engine? No.
Maybe your drive chain to the rear wheel is tired, dry, loose or just plain finished - THAT could make a noise like you describe.

[caponord]

what are the obvious visual signs of drive chain being finished? i just cleaned and lubed it tuesday, and dident notice any signs of wear. It could be that im not seing the obvious.