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Old 08-19-2009, 05:26 AM
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I had bike and suspension all sorted until I put on a different tyre to normal.
The bike is now unstable in the front end and follows ruts badly(never used to).
Would this be tyres or do you think I have stuffed up something in the front end when changing tyres.
I did the usual , tighten 1 bolt to hold the axle , pump the forks and then tighten the rest..
I am in all sorts as the bike instills no confidence in the front end whatsoever when it used to be a missile.
HELP???
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Old 08-19-2009, 08:50 AM
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Old 08-19-2009, 03:38 PM
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The tire is the answer.
That was what I was thinking , such a shame as others use the same tyre on 450's and can't believe how well it sticks.
Oh well back to what I know.
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howd you change the tire? i mean rim wise, i dont know about seeking ruts, but ive seen people do things like stand on the tire to get it on the rim, and in doing so, bend the heck out of the wheel. ive had a couple of rock dented rims, and they make for a bad riding experience, really really wobbley!
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howd you change the tire? i mean rim wise, i dont know about seeking ruts, but ive seen people do things like stand on the tire to get it on the rim, and in doing so, bend the heck out of the wheel. ive had a couple of rock dented rims, and they make for a bad riding experience, really really wobbley!
I did kneel on the tyre to get it in whilst using levers but the wheel itself is no more wobbly than before.It just seems to get caught in ruts more than it did with the other tyre on it, ie. suspension seemed to soak up ruts before but now bike tends to find and stay in them.
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The answer lay in the fact that you only changed one piece of the puzzle and it changed the whole program.
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Yes, go look where you've been last.
I will but I was hoping you guys would say something else like forks not aligned or similar?
Back to the tyres I can trust I guess.
Cheers for the help guys,
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don't leave us hanging ...

What t t t t tyre, damn that was hard, gave you the trouble??
What tire is the old fall back
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don't leave us hanging ...

What t t t t tyre, damn that was hard, gave you the trouble??
What tire is the old fall back
That's funny I don't care who you are.I was starting to think that was how you spelled tyre tire sorry couldn't help myself.

I was wondering about what t re it was to
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