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First ride wheels very stiff

Discussion in 'XJ Modifications' started by leaningleft, Mar 22, 2008.

  1. leaningleft

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    Had the family over for dinner thought i'd get the help i needed to get the bike out of the basement.Little background first of all.Bought the bike back in nov. after it had sat for two years in this guys backyard.Brought it home and right down to the basement for much needed tlc.Have had it running for sometime but only for short amounts of time.Anyway back to topic.Fired it up and had to take a boot down the road.The front and rear wheels are very stiff.Short ride (down the street and back )made it a little better but barely.Is this normal for it to like this after sitting for so long or should i invest in new bearings.I'm getting no sound from either wheel that tells me the bearings are not worn.Any suggestions would be appreciated.. thanks
     
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    When in doubt, change 'em out. ;)
     
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    Are the brakes dragging?
     
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    sounds like brakes to me.
     
    acergremlin, Mar 23, 2008
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    I was going to check the brakes today as a possable cause.Had just bled the front brack before taking it out of the basement.BTW searched past posts on bleeding and found a great way to replace the brack fluid with out purchacing a selfbleed set.Long clear hose new bottle of dot 3 and a bit of sucking on the hose while filling and playing with lever.Thanks to who ever posted that.Was so much faster then the books way.As always this site and the people on it are an amazing help.thanks all
     
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