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From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: 1984 Suzuki jackhammer
Message-ID: <213@wjvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 2-Oct-84 21:55:36 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  2 21:55:36 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 4-Oct-84 05:58:16 EDT
Organization: Watkins Johnson, San Jose, Calif.
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(This could be you!)

Here's a problem you don't see every day:  I have
an '84 Suzuki 1100EZ I bought in September of '84.
After about 3K miles there developed in the front
end a pronounced up and down motion during braking.
The frequency of the pistoning effect was directly
related to speed.  At low speeds it was about like
riding a merry-go-round horse, but at freeway speeds
(or more) it was a real thrill.  After 5K miles the
front brake was an automatic suicide lever.  Squeeze
here to lose control.

The mechanic at the (Suzuki) shop said the problem
was defuctive front disks.  Apperantly the disks were
not sturdy enough or something, and after a few thousand
miles developed a warp.  This coupled with the anti-
dive spells jackhammer effect.  Funny, when I had taken
it in earlier for some other work, (at a different shop)
the mechanic THERE said afterward that they had noticed some
warpage in the front disks and had replaced them on warranty.
Hmmm...  Anyway, I got the front disks replaced (again?)
on warranty, and the problem DID go away.  The new disks
were supposedly heavier ones Suzuki made to cure the
problem.  (They looked the same to me.)

Now I have 13K miles on the bike and the problem is back.
Methinks a definate pattern is developing.  Of course,
the warranty is expired now.

I have been considering aftermarket disks (about an $80
investment), but I'm deathly afraid they will only last
5K miles.  Soooo, I'd like to hear from others out there
in net land who might have had the same problem before I
do anything.  I don't want to be treating the symptom and
missing the problem.

Hows abouts it?

	"Trivia is important."		Ron Christian
	    (syntax bug)		Watkins-Johnson Co.
					San Jose, Calif.
					(...ios!wjvax!ron)
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	"Trivia is important."		Ron Christian
	    (syntax bug)		Watkins-Johnson Co.
					San Jose, Calif.
					(...ios!wjvax!ron)