SV650S Clunk!!

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ElChado87 · #1 Unread post by **ElChado87** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:28 pm

Well as described in the following link, I have a clunk that occurs on bumps and hard braking. Does anybody have any objections to the following procedure?

http://svrider.com/tips/clunk.htm

#2 Unread post by **Skier** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:57 pm

Sounds about right. Make sure the steering head bearings are your problem, though. Here's some more info about steering head bearings.

#3 Unread post by **Sev** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:13 pm

Might also be the forks bushings showing some wear... or the brake pads moving inside the calipers... or the floating discs moving around in the carriers...

all kinds of stuff goes clunk in the front end.

ElChado87 · #4 Unread post by **ElChado87** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:47 am

Well I doubt its wear since it had done it since brand new....

Discs inside the carriers?

Thanks

ElChado87 · #5 Unread post by **ElChado87** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:57 am

Okay so it's a different/new style of brakes...to combat heat and such... well I am disinclined to believe that it is my braking system, since a good bump will clunk me too. Light braking it does not occur, only when I need a handful of lever does it clunk...
But does anyone have an objection to an extra 5 pounds of torque on the bearings?

Johnj · #6 Unread post by **Johnj** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:05 am

Isn't it supposed to be just 5 lbs?

ElChado87 · #7 Unread post by **ElChado87** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:01 am

Well I would assume that it is already torqued down from the factory, thus an "extra 5 lbs"

Johnj · #8 Unread post by **Johnj** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:11 am

Maybe it didn't get tightened down to 5 lb at the factory (or more likely when it was assembled at the point of sale).

ElChado87 · #9 Unread post by **ElChado87** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:28 pm

Johnj wrote:Maybe it didn't get tightened down to 5 lb at the factory (or more likely when it was assembled at the point of sale).

Ahh yes...it's the shop that assembles it. I'm so used to factory flubs where I work...

Here I'll scare y'all a bit...I have seen parts come out of an unnamed aviation factory with bad corroding hardware and oversized bearing liners... These are strict multinational government safety standards at work for your protection! Standards higher than any ISO around...

#10 Unread post by **Sev** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:06 pm

Most sportbikes come fully assembled from factory. Just install the windscreen, and check the adjustments.