Over the winter I changed the Master Cylinder, added dual piston calipers with EBC HH pads, cb900 cams and CBR Coils. I probably should have taken her out for a ride sooner or rode her around for atleast 2 seasons before making the upgrades because my memory is not so good and can't really provide a reliable seat-of-the-pants feel before and after. The bike revs effortlessly now and brake modulation feels very nice. The cb900 cams are in, but I can't remember how slow the bike was last year. She scares the heck out of me now in the 6-8k rpm range and I'm pretty sure I only hit that range once or twice in my local around town riding last year so not really much to compare and remember. It definitely feels different now though because it gets up to 5k rpm so much easier than last year. Unfortunately I'm noticing a new sound around 5.2k rpm, not sure if it's a baffle or something else is loose, but I can hear a rattle or vibration out of the exhaust when I rev it in the garage or driveway.
I've always had a very slight side to side swaying sensation in certain conditions that I was not able to pinpoint. It was especially bad back when I had a trunk/top case on the back of my bike. An old timer on a forum noted that the tall rear tire mounted on a 16" wheel can get a little wobbly (concerning a top case causing 'sidewall flex, by increasing the leverage on the vertical axial moment of the bike') and that pretty much got the thought in my head to swap the rear wheel to a 17" or 18" at some point. the 1979 cb650 would have been an easy and cheap path forward since it's pretty much a direct swap to a 17" wheel with the advantage of the wheel design matching my front tire. Unfortunately, those wheels were not cheap and getting more expensive by the day. I found 2 or 3 listings on ebay and was looking at a minimum of about $90 to get one shipped to my house and then I would still need to clean it and swap out the bearings. Since I...
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