leedo55 Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 was out riding last week when i heard my mate shouting of me to stop. when i went back to him he told me his handle bars had locked up and wouldnt turn. i sat on the bike and tried turning the bars and they were so stiff they only moved a fraction and because we were quite far away from the van my mate got in a bad mood and give a good kick to the front wheel and it fixed it but it happened twice more on our way back and the only fix being a good kick to the front. can anyone help us out with this and tell us what is wrong. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Could be headset bearings breaking up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 :agree: could be something also to do with light console removal aswell. When did he grease the headstock last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpa3 Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 If none of the wiring or cables are fouling then it's almost certainly the head stock bearings. If they've got that bad they are scrap, so don't even think of regreasing them, just fit a new set. Remember when you fit the new ones to grease them before assembly and don't overtighten them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixie Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 saw a gas gas yesterday (new years day) on the dartmoor trial the whole front end fell off,looked like the stearer tube had broken in half. is this common? i know a few years back they had frame probs,?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blocky Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 (edited) I used to find with mine that sometimes the front mudguard would slip over the top of the front exhaust pipe when the forks were fully compressed which caused the steering to lock until you untangled things. This seemed to happen on lots of bikes before the pro came out. Raising the mudguard as you do when it gets muddy increases the problem so i'd check that before you go striping things out. Edited January 2, 2007 by Blocky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedo55 Posted January 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 nah its definatley not the mudguard. and nigel as far as i know he has never greased the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis_gasgas Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 maybe he should start and should prob check the bearings sounds like what it will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdn280 Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 saw a gas gas yesterday (new years day) on the dartmoor trialthe whole front end fell off,looked like the stearer tube had broken in half. is this common? i know a few years back they had frame probs,?????? I think that was Adam Raga's after a failed 50ft step up. Or was it a Montesa?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j@mes Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 saw a gas gas yesterday (new years day) on the dartmoor trialthe whole front end fell off,looked like the stearer tube had broken in half. is this common? i know a few years back they had frame probs,?????? didnt see that good trial but tough especially after only 3 1/2 hours sleep. what route was you on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixie Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 j@mes hi i ride the clubman rout,that was quite hard enough. poor old experts,looked like they where pretty beat up by some of those bolders. saw a fair few loop outs,what rout you on??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j@mes Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 clubman expert missed out on 3rd place by 1 point last year on the clubman route so thought it was time to move up. It was probably my bike your saw looping i think i left half the alloy on some of those granite rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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