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How do I reduce wheel chatter?

Posted: 07:42 am Nov 08 2020
by Goatfish
My bike chatters in both front and rear wheels if I brake hard or give it gas coming out of flat hard pack or tarmac.
Like both wheels bounce up and down rapidly.

Is this a suspension issue or wheel issue?

Would increasing rebound and comp force wheels not to vibrate so rapidly or is this more of changing the springs?

Re: How do I reduce wheel chatter?

Posted: 11:50 am Nov 08 2020
by KDXGarage
How may hours are on the fork oil and shock oil?

Re: How do I reduce wheel chatter?

Posted: 02:12 pm Nov 08 2020
by Goat
My front also is not confidence inspiring over about 40mph, on the road. I feel a definite small shake. I am thinking it is the wheel. But not sure.

Re: How do I reduce wheel chatter?

Posted: 06:42 pm Nov 08 2020
by Goatfish
KDXGarage wrote: 11:50 am Nov 08 2020 How may hours are on the fork oil and shock oil?
12 hrs on the forks.
The rear shock I got professionally done as it is still beyond me. Done 4 hrs on it.
Goat wrote: 02:12 pm Nov 08 2020 My front also is not confidence inspiring over about 40mph, on the road. I feel a definite small shake. I am thinking it is the wheel. But not sure.
I think it could be the wheels too. I took a slow mo video and could see the bounces vibrate with a similar timing to wheel movement.

Re: How do I reduce wheel chatter?

Posted: 04:18 am Nov 09 2020
by KDXGarage
Look on the Race Tech site. They have a few articles on there. Maybe there is a street related one that applies.

Re: How do I reduce wheel chatter?

Posted: 06:42 am Nov 09 2020
by Goatfish
Thank you. Im going to get that book on their site and have a look.