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I checked the front and rear disk runout using thorn method. Both rotors looked fine.
I also checked my belt tension and it measured about 5/8 of deflection, which I think is fine. The belt is still all the way left (when sitting on the facing forward) against the side of the pulley lip.
So far everything is checking out. Maybe its just the tires or how they balanced them.
Or maybe how they didnt balance them.....properly
When I get tires installed I R&R the wheels myself and take them in to have them mounted and balanced. I always check them on my static balancer before installing the wheels. So far the place I take them (a metric bike shop) has always been right on.
This is probably irrelevant because I have a dyna rather than an M8, but: my bike had the same symptoms and, in my case, a new head bearing resolved the issue.
This is probably irrelevant because I have a dyna rather than an M8, but: my bike had the same symptoms and, in my case, a new head bearing resolved the issue.
That something the dealer mention and that they checked it.
Originally Posted by GearheadMike
Do you mean a slight wiggle/shimmy/shake you feel in the bars? If so, its the tire. It started after they put it on, right?
The vibration is more thru the pegs than the handle bars. It is similar to driving over rumble strips.
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