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Hi guys n gals
The sun came out to play today, so I dropped everything and took my Strada out of hibernation. Fitted its battery, pressed the button and.. wahey! Started first time!
Anyway, having not ridden the bike for three months or more, I'd covered only a short distance before my wrists were feeling the strain. For some reason, when cornering even gently on this bike, the 'bars need to be wrestled. It feels a bit like it's oversteering really: ie when cornering left, the left grip pushes hard into my palm, and I have to fight to countersteer it. The same happens on right-handers, when the 'bars push hard to the right. Corners are bl**dy hard work, since I've to keep my arms absolutely solid.
Now, I don't get this on my SP (which has very light/neutral steering, and needs no wrestling whatever) so what's the cause? What needs adjusting on the Strada? How much have the tyres to do with this? The SP has Diablos, whilst the Strada has Metzeler (Metz4).
I've tried 'fiddling' with pre-load/damping etc., but can't seem to 'dial it out'. Before I change the (perfectly decent) tyres in sheer frustration, does anyone have any other ideas?
Cheers
Steve
ps. The bike tracks perfectly straight when not being leaned over!  | 
21-Jan-2006, 21:41 
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