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Title: Wandering all over the road Post by Paladin on 08/28/05 at 18:37:28 I seem to have a problem with getting the Savage to track in a straight line. It wants to wander all over the place. Here is an aerial view of last Tuesday commute to and from work (it's only four miles by car) : http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/images/CommuteRoute.jpg Is there a cure for this or is it just some fault of the Savage that I will have to live with? |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by red2k1 on 08/28/05 at 18:44:51 I have been told by experts that there is simply no immediate cure for this condition. Also, it is not unusual for the condition to worsen considerably before the situation returns to normal, if ever. Go with the flow. 8) |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by Dan on 08/28/05 at 19:09:13 My 87 seems to have the same issue. Interestingly, it seems to get worse not better with every modification and really got bad last week when I added the S40 Gel Seat. It has gone as much as 50 miles out of the way on the my trip home... |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by jbird on 08/28/05 at 19:20:12 mine doesnt wander that bad it justs hates to turn around and head back the way it came |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by Clark on 08/28/05 at 19:47:21 I'm told the Superbrace improves handling and tracking. I just ordered one. I'll let you know if it prevents the wandering you are all talking about. Clark |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by Joel on 08/28/05 at 20:07:07 That reminds me of something... http://streetjustice.org/users/joel/blaircircus.jpg |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by Reelthing on 08/28/05 at 20:17:27 Clark wrote:
Makes it worse, can pretty easy double the distance between two points |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by sluggo on 08/28/05 at 21:35:29 gosh, i'm glad someone brought this up, i was afraid thumper was the only one that did it, and i would sound stupid asking about it. also while it's wandering it frequently has to go on reserve, darn thing. |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by marke2571 on 08/29/05 at 05:27:33 I too experience this condition, and it seems to be somewhat dependant of the weather. During light fog or drizzle, the wandering is subsided, but on nice sunny days, and especially later in the afternoon, such as leaving work, the wandering is excessive. -Mark |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by lancer on 08/29/05 at 06:23:35 Have you checked the steering head bearings? If they are worn the front end will definitely move around. |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by Savage_Rob on 08/29/05 at 07:50:31 Mine has the same problem but I was wondering if it might be temperature related as it seems to occur far more frequently in the Spring and Fall. |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by vroom1776 on 08/29/05 at 08:10:00 hahaha very cool. Try running an open header. That ought to get you to work in the straightest possible line! |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by Spartan71 on 08/29/05 at 10:38:26 Oh my yes! I have the same problem and it, too, is weather related. Went home 2 miles for lunch and it took 45 minutes. Bike just went into the country roads without so much as a by your leave! |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by Max_Morley on 08/29/05 at 15:35:55 I understand the problem, my newspaper is delivered 6 miles south of our home. Sunday it took over an hour to get it and come home. Some how found I had added over 50 miles to the trip. Was lovely. Only winter weather will fix it and let's hope that is a ways away yet. Was in the high 80' and only a slight south wind yesterday early afternoon. In the 70's today and more of breeze, but still lovely on my trip to town for gas, a PT appointment and the paper. Need to gets lots of miles on before our trip 9/10/05 to Anatone WA and almost 200 miles of twisties and a FSSNOC lunch in the middle of them. As Polar pilot says, keep the shiny side up. Max |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by sluggo on 08/29/05 at 16:24:48 Max_Morley wrote:
and it had nothing to do with stratford road being all tore up. ;D |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by lancer on 08/29/05 at 16:51:35 I have noticed the very same problem, as a matter of fact I have had a 5 mile round trip to the store take as much as 2 hours. I just seems that the roads morphs somewhere between the house and the store. |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by Ed_L. on 08/29/05 at 17:51:34 Strange, I've the same problem with wandering, went out for a gallon of milk at the local store (maybe 2 miles away) ended up riding almost 25 miles. The Superbrace doesn't seem to help at all in fact it makes the bike wander down the back roads looking for twisties. ;D |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by threezukes on 08/30/05 at 05:49:44 Ed_L. wrote:
At least you make it to the store..sometimes I don't even get there. |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by Paladin. on 08/03/10 at 21:07:37 An old message for our newer members to explain as to why our bikes has trouble to take hours to travel 5 miles. |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by gerald.hughes on 08/03/10 at 22:02:18 I believe that it was Einstein who first pointed out to us that a straight line was not the shortest distance between two points, as space was curved. I know that I personally always try to find lots of curves to get from point A to point B. Sometimes, it seems to take all day. |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by verslagen1 on 08/03/10 at 22:24:56 I shall name this paladin's theory of anti-reality. The number of curves between two points varies with the square of sun light. |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by wolfmrp on 08/03/10 at 22:54:51 Mine has the same issue. Last weekend I went out for a morning cup of coffee and before I new it I was drinking it on the Oregon coast. :-[ It was a good 80 miles out of the way. I sure am glad I have the 3.5 gal tank. |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by John_D FSO on 08/04/10 at 03:36:46 I can testify that it's not limited to Savages either. Fired up the C50 to run down to CycleGear to check out if they had any good deals. Got there in 1/2 hour or so, stopping for gas. On the return trip however, I seem to have misplaced my sense of direction, since it took me 1 1/2 hours or so to get home. Good thing I'd stopped for gas! :D |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/04/10 at 07:07:26 This is part of the problem with motorcyces. I explained why I should have one & pointed out the great MPG as part of the reason for it & that was a well made & well received point, when I explained it to the wife. I had no idea I would need to factor in the cost of their incessant wandering. Ive found mine will turn to avoid an intersection that looks like we might get caught at the light & will even go down streets its never been on, apparently hunting some curves to play in. It has sniffed out some really nice little roads around here that seem to need gone down, no matter how out of the way theyare. |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by Routy on 08/04/10 at 07:27:00 Yep, I've found my bike don't save a bit of fuel. And curves,.....thats all there is here. And along w/ the curves, come the Deer,(4 legs) 3 bike/Deer wrecks last week, no dead riders, but 1 dead Deer. I always forget about them, till I remember, then I slow down around the curves,....but only till I forget again. Not a matter of "if", its a matter of "when",....not a good feeling. |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by Phelonius on 08/04/10 at 09:21:37 Drink less booze before riding. That does it for me. Phelonius |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by RC on 08/04/10 at 21:42:13 People drive their cars places they have to go. They think of places to ride their motorcycles. I have four and most times I think of somewhere to go it seems I must take my S40 and leave the others at home. |
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Title: Re: Wandering all over the road Post by Wolfman on 08/04/10 at 22:58:02 Wandering? Must be Yankee Lingo for LOST!...lol Only bad thing about bikes compared to horses. Turn a horse loose and he will find his way home. My lil iron horse just aint got no sense of direction and just kinda picks a direction and goes. Gets hard to pull in the reins and point it towards home sometimes. |
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