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Author Message   Jersey_thunder Posted on Monday, May 30, 2011 - 02:38 pm:        the 03 XB9 i just picked up is a sweet ride...i have a litte chatter when braking..i swapped out front tire/rim/rotor/caliper/line and master cylinder (race rotor/8 piston caliper/2 mil line/19 mil master)..still have the chatter...went to retorque the stem nut..thats when i saw the top tree had a crack in it...not so sure its the problem..waiting on a new top tree to see if thats the problem...was wondering if anyone else had this problem and what you found JT   Terrys1980 Posted on Monday, May 30, 2011 - 02:44 pm:        Did you check the steering head bearings?   Jersey_thunder Posted on Monday, May 30, 2011 - 03:27 pm:        i didnt go that far yet... bikes only got 3700 miles on her...i would be surprised if the bearings were shot   Greg_e Posted on Monday, May 30, 2011 - 03:36 pm:        I would be surprised by a cracked upper triple too, but that apparently happened so the bearing are worth checking.   Terrys1980 Posted on Monday, May 30, 2011 - 03:47 pm:        Can you post a pic of the crack in the triple tree?   Gentleman_jon Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 11:49 am:        The steering head bearings occasionally need to be tightened on virtually every XB. When they are loose, they often produce a clunk, more than a chatter. About 50 lb.s of torque is right, with the bottom triples loosened, if I recall correctly.   Hammer71 Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 12:46 pm:        Did you check the steering head bearings? Didnt I say this when I was there last week? Oh yeah I did. What do I know. Change the pads too... Oh and get a manual. (Message edited by hammer71 on May 31, 2011)

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