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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 06:53 PM
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Had new tires installed on Sunday, on the ride home it was very windy and handling was difficult at times. Went for first good ride today and noticed a front end wobble on decel between the 40 and 50 mph range. Could this be due to fault tire balancing or alignment on replacing tires? I know I need to have the steering head tightened a little but had not noticed this before tire replacement.
 
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Do you have spokes? If so they may need to be tightened
 
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Check spokes, inflation, tire wear, balance. Any of those items can cause a wobble. Have you done any front end work lately?
 
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If it starts wobbling on deceleration the first thing I would do is have the tire re-balanced. That said, while it's off check to make sure the spokes aren't lose and that the tire pressure is correct as well.
 
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What did your dealer say about it? What bike, year, tires,...
 
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What did your dealer say about it? What bike, year, tires,...
Screw the dealer, this is stuff you can take care of.. What year ,ect??
 
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i have $20 on neck bearing adjustment. 1 click either way and blamo. wobble at or around 50 mph on decel
 
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Could be like my bike and they forgot to put in of the wheel spacers back in....
 
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