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Dalx19
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 01:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Bike has 4k miles on it. Changed the rear tire to a dunlop 208 and left the front 207 on at 1k miles. When I recently changed the front to a 208 at the 4k mark the bike began to slightly pull to the left when I let off the handel bars. Any idea as to what would be causing this?
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Chainsaw
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 02:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Check direction of tire travel, marked with a BIG arrow on the sidewall.

Check the rear axle for proper torque.

Check the suspension settings i.e. the same on the left side as the right.
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M1combat
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 02:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hmmm... Wierd... Are you balanced as far as weight goes? Sitting in the center? Certainly check the settings though, that can never hurt...
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M1combat
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 02:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Was there any wind when you were testing?
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Racerx1
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 03:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Try loosening the front axle pinch bolt and bouncing the bike on the front suspension, and re-tighten
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Dalx19
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 05:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'm balanced on the bike as I was before only it tends to pull. I'll try to loosen the pinch bolts and retighten them in the front. I'll post results of this as soon as I get off work.
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Dalx19
Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 11:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Still pulls left. I was thinking about it. and when I replaced the tired I loosened the break caliper and re-tightened without cleaning the surface between caliper and mounting bracket. Is it possible the caliper is not on exactly strait and causing this pull?
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Buelliedan
Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 11:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'm more inclined to think it might be caused by something else like many street are slightly crowned which will cause your bike to pull to the left as its higher in the center of the road as opposed to the sides causing the left edge of your tire to bite more thus pulling it to the left.

(Message edited by buelliedan on April 08, 2005)
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Apex_assasian
Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 11:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

might be a bad tire .....no way it's the balance
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