been practicing my rolling stoppies,alot lately,and i have now developed a bad shimmy after 45 mph,smooth under that tho.do i need to re-balance my front tire? i figured it might have turned on the rim just a smidge,is that the case ya think?

 

My buddy bruce had a similer problem... only his problem was from wheelies when he would set em down he had flat spots all over the place... so i guess that stopies could do the same thing?

 

hell,i didnt even think about it being the TIRE itself. i just figured i slid it on the rim a bit.


can they still balance it out if it has flat spots?

it sucks to ride a distance,cause of it vibrates all up my arm at high speeds.

 

If your tire has bad flat spots, you're still going to get a vibration. Anything can be balanced, but that doesn't mean it will ride smooth.

 

i just checked,the tire looks good

 

you may wanna check your triple tree and the clamps make sure everything is straight and tight and put your front up on a fork stand and pull on the tire and push it back and forth to check for shimmy in the bearings. You can also spin it while its on the stand and make sure it's still seated in the rim and there aren't any flat spots. Good Luck:p

 

Also check the rotors they could be a little off, from heating up and cooling down

 

they are floating rotors,to prevent that right?

 

Why is it that every time someone's front tire shakes, they think the front tire is out of balance? There are about 50 other reasons that it would probably be other than a balance problem.

 

yeah but this bike is new to me,so this is why i ask questions.

i wasnt born withthe know-how you were,so.........

:D :D :D

 

Know the rotors don't float