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Yamaha XVS 650 Dragstar / V-star Bumpy Ride?


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Hey everyone, I was redirected to this page from my original question, I don't mean to spam or anything so please dont get offended. My original post was :

My Yamaha (shaft drive) seems to have a strange problem that I noticed the other day, up til about 30 - 40 mph when i pull in the clutch i can feel this "dit-dit-dit" bumpiness the i THINK is coming from the front but resonates throughout the entire bike. It is very slight but so irritating, I took it to one garage they said it's fine, then another who removed the front wheel, re-did the inner tube alignment and added a weight to it .. but it's still there. I thought it may be the engine, so I turned the bike off and went down a hill in neutral, still there clear as day, I have removed the front fender, the tool roll and nothing rubbing against the wheel. I think the bump stops when leaning but I cannot be sure. The garage put it up on jacks and there was no irregularity with either tyre, they spun exactly the same and evenly.... The only thing I can think is that is may be an uneven brake disk/ too tight front brakes.... Does ANYONE have any idea, it's driving me mad.

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To keep costs low, best to start by looking at things you can take apart without requiring new ones when reassembling:

How are your wheel bearings?
Spokes all nice and tight?
Forks solid and aligned?
Speedo unit in good nick?
Everything fully lubed up?

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Its gotta be some thing with the running gear.

But as this is the intro section i'll leave my advice for the Work shop section.

Welcome to the YOC

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