'Turning In'

[Mike188]

Welcome from South Australia

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Hell, I thought he was going to bed
Welcome from Spring Lake, Michigan !
If the rear tire is getting flat in the center, it can feel like what your describing.

 

[Topcat]

Hi Topcat and a warm welcome to the forum from a fellow Brit. You've come to the right place for all the advice and help needed from how to rebuild the engine to marriage guidance counselling. Unfortunately I'm not the right person to help you on this matter. I daresay that a little more info will be required such as Tyre make, sizes, pressures, Touring or Roadster etc... There are several guys on this here forum who know the bikes inside out but they mostly reside in the USA so are fast asleep! Good luck.

Thanks for the welcome!
Let's see what comes up from the others

 

[Topcat]

Hello Topcat and welcome from Virginia. I have a 2014 R3T with 66K miles on it now. Whenever I have noticed a symptom similar to what you describe, I too check the tires. If inflation is not the issue, what about tread? Is there any cupping starting to show? Under inflation exasperates this, thus I run 2 psi over the max and get longer life from my tires.

Is one side more worn than the other? Many roads have a slight camber which causes the tires to wear on one side more than the other over a few thousand miles. In this case, turn in is noticeable on one side and not the other.

Have you noticed any leakage around your down tubes? If so that may be part of the issue.

Has the bike been down? Bent parts or frame members may be the culprit.

Good luck in finding your real cause and do let us all know what you discover.

My rear is more worn than the front - which is fairly recent.
I did have the forks refilled a year ago due to a leak - I wonder whether the pressure has dropped - sounds like a good call - I'll get them checked

 

[Topcat]

What bike - exactly and which tyres?. That tippy-ness is sort of what happens when Metzler fronts wear ime.
How off the wall are you prepared to fly? -

Welcome from Spain.

I'm a pretty conservative rider - unless I'm going in a straight line!
I'm getting my forks checked - sounds like a potential cause

 

[Topcat]

Welcome from Florida

Thanks.
I was an avid watcher of the space program on TV when a kid - that's as close to Florida as I've got!

 

[Topcat]

I prescribe more pushups...helps with wrestling the front end. Check tire pressure. Big front tire really feels heavy when low.

I'm a wimp - but it hasn't held me up before now
Tyre pressures are fine - seems like it could be the forks

 

[Topcat]

What speeds is it doing it?

Steering bearing loose or worn is the #2 culprit for all rocket 3 cornering irregularities, behind front tire inflation/wear.

Slow speed is worst. I'll get bearings checked at same time as forks

 

[Topcat]

Did you install engine guards lately ? Amd does it have a metzler on the front? If so how many miles on the front tire?

Engine guards from when I bought it. Metzler Marathons front and rear - both in good condition.
Forks have been suggested as a potential problem

 

[Topcat]

How'd you do that. I spent $750 trying to make mine turn and stay turning. I do incline push ups. Two or three sets of 10 every other day. Can't do even one on the floor and its hard for me to get down to and off the floor.

That's why we have Monster bikes - to get them to do all the work!