Weights!?!?!?!

A weight fell off my rear rim when I was cleaning it. Could this cause a warped wheel/ loose swingarm feeling, like I am rididng on slick ground most of the time?

riding on slick ground

Don't think so. An unbalanced wheel should give you a vibration... one beat for every tire revolution.
Got grease in your swing arm bearings?
Also, check your rear tire pressure... might be low.
And check that your rear wheel is straight on the swing arm. The little marks on the frame for wheel alignment aren't too accurate. Use a metal scale.

yep just rebuilt my swing arm bearings and I think my air pressure is ok. Also can a tire become warped from a fall or even the rim?

del

Also, your axle bolt could be loose. That happened to me once. It didn't *look* loose, but I had that squishy rear wheel feeling, especially under acceleration, or rear braking. I just tightened it more, and viola...

I had a KZ1000 for a short time but all the spokes were loose in the rear wheel I heard this was common ? kinda tough to ride .. like the bike was drunk ? :sick:

I will check that rare axle bolt, but I think I might have solved part of the problem. I checked around the outer edges of the thread of the rare tire and noticed it was a little smooth, too smooth so I put it on the center stand, started it up and put it in 1st, let her spin and got me some sandpaper and sanded while it spin to give it some sort of texture( History of how the tire bike of got like that was from the time i slipped in oil+ I use that thing you spray on wheels to make them look new, cant remember the name + when I lube my chain some of the ATF/ tranny fluid gets on the tires. But I still don't trust my bike since the ride in the snow I had unexpectantly

kzwolfsr wrote:

i slipped in oil+ I use that thing you spray on wheels to make them look new, cant remember the name + when I lube my chain some of the ATF/ tranny fluid gets on the tires.

Do you also Armorall the seat,footpegs and handgrips? :blink: :ohmy: :side: :silly: :woohoo: :laugh:

O yeah and the brake hoses and what ever is rubber or plastic that needs it. Is there something wrong with armorall cause Ive heard things about armorall eating components. Do you do the same thing?

Urge you to reconsider using Armorall on seat, handgrips, footpegs, and especially on tires. Armorall has its place, but not on these items where it can actually create a dangerous lack of traction.:ohmy:


Suggest Armorall Remover instead.

Post edited by: Patton, at: 2006/10/25 14:48

So Patton do you use anything to keep those parts from suffering to the weather?