Steering issue.

[chris-red]

On my little RXS I am doing up there is a possible issue with the steering. There is not notchyness or anything to untoward, just that if you are turning the steering kind of falls inwards faster once it gets to a certain point. This happens both on the bike and with the wheel off the ground, once the steering goes past about 1/2 way it falls very quickly to full lock.

1. How to fix it? Is it the head bearings?

2. Is it an MOT failure?
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[Bezzer]

If theres no notchiness and no play at all when you rock the forks back and forward on and off the ground then it won't fail an MOT. You could tighten the head bearings up a touch if you want, manual will give you the right method for your particular forks. They will fall a bit quicker as you turn them and go past the balance point.
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[DrDonnyBrago]

If you are really heavy the front can go too light and will feel like it steers too quick. Same happened when I went pillion on my bros cb250.

[P.]

The fact it happens with wheel off the ground would seem normal, all my bikes do so.. But the Daytona had a 16psi front tyre and was "flopping" into corners.
Popped 32psi in there and it was fine... take it your pressures are good?

[chris-red]

Maybe it's me then, my other bikes do get quicker the more you turn but if you lift the front the sterring will turn one one and with hit full lock with a crash at a fair rate of knots.
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Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[27cows]

Caused by there being less resistance in the cables when turning in one direction, I think. Depends on the routing. Mine does it to the right. More so since I removed the tacho cable when it snapped a while ago.
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