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Offline slazenger

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front wheel alignment
« on: January 14, 2006, 09:18:45 AM »
anybody ever have to get their front wheel aligned? My front tire began to wear more on one side. Reckon it's out of align? Anybody got a shade tree fix in mind?
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Offline PitterB4

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« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2006, 10:17:44 AM »
Is it wearing more on the left?  If so, some degree of that is normal from the crowning of the roads.
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Offline solman

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« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2006, 05:16:14 AM »
To the best of my knowledge, there isn't a way to align the front.  I would have to agree that the probability rests on the road conditions.  You might be also making more turns in one direction as well.
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« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2006, 05:01:05 PM »
Ride on the R-side of the road! Left side wears the most from the longer left turns, and some from the crown of the road.. Folks in the UK wear the R-side.. If the air psi is ok! Since the front tire is pointing the way the bike goes! the only one that could be out of alignment would be the rear, not following with bike straight up.. :beers:  :motorsmile:

Offline slazenger

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« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2006, 05:09:15 PM »
thanks for the input.
TEX