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Rear tire wobbles slightly

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by jonnymaritime, Apr 2, 2008.

  1. jonnymaritime

    jonnymaritime Member

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    As I stated in a previous post , When I sat on the bike going through the gears on the center stand I feel a vibration . I kept it in 4th opened it a bit and From behind the bike I can see there is a slight wobble The counter weights are still there... Could the arm be off , is it a balance issue ?
     
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    Get the wheel balanced for starters. Then check the brake arm and the brake shoe cover are both on the wheel correctly. And be sure the wheel is mounted on the final drive correctly. If none of that helps, check the wheel itself. I had the same problem a few years ago and had to spring for a new wheel. It had gotten warped a bit over the decades...
    thx,
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    I have the same problem, New Dunlop that wobbles about 1/8" on the widest part of the tire. the rim is not wobbling at all, runs true. No balance problem noted. :lol:
     
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    It might be a defective tire. That's been know to happen. But, I would double check all the steps for mounting the tire on the rim and the rim on the bikek.

    Like the previous posot said ... be sure everything is tight and the rear wheel was affixrd to the final drive correctly.

    Rear tires shouldn't wobble at all. They should run straight and true otherwise you feel it in the handling and it an unsettling feeling to have the geometry off instead of being right and tracking like it should.
     
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