How do I reduce wheel chatter?

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How do I reduce wheel chatter?

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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?
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How may hours are on the fork oil and shock oil?
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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.
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Re: How do I reduce wheel chatter?

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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.
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Look on the Race Tech site. They have a few articles on there. Maybe there is a street related one that applies.
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Thank you. Im going to get that book on their site and have a look.
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