I was going too fast approaching an intersection when the light changed to yellow. I should of just went through the light, but I didn't. My rear end fishtailed and thetire smoked pretty good. I kept the bike up but my front endstopped just passed the crosswalk. Now, my rear feels loose through turns. It just doesn't seem to grab like it used to, kind of like turnnig on sand.Tire presure is fine and I don't see a flat spot in the tire. I hope it ain't my nerves but I'm sure it's not my imagination. What could I have done to the bike with a hard stop like that?

 

Nadda, just the nerves. Ride it off.

 

If your rear end feels loose - then make sure it's not - jack it up and check it out. Not sure you could do much damage to a tire in one short stop - but I'm not an expert.

Agree with Junior - just the nerves.

Bike looks nice! - wish mine was that shiney!

 

you might of put a small flat spot on your tire.you might not see it but its thier.it should wear down after awhile of every day riding or just do a dam good hole shot and that will fix the flat spot[sm=gears.gif]

 

You could have a small flat spot in the tire that is not noticable to the naked eye. In the old days there used tobe guys that would "Shave" tires. Anybody out here know what I am talking about. I think that some people may still do it to slicks on drag cars.I think most of theseguys are still around, but they probably dont shave tires anymore. I would suggest holding the front brake really firmly, and rev the engine up to about 4000, and drop the clutch and doing a good burn out. That may get the tire back round. May not be as safe as buying a new tire, but it sure is fun. Maybe you should just buy a tire.

I dont think its nerves, afterall you have been riding for a while after you laid the rubber down right, but I doubt it is anything seriously wrong with the bike. Just curious, did the front tire lock? If it did there could be a flat spot in it that is and that would cause you to feel more uncomfortable than a flat spot in the back. I would check the front tire out too.

Another thing to think about is this: I put a new front and rear tire on my Bob to make a trip from Martinsbug, WV to Phoenix, AZ. 2600 miles. By the time I got to Phoenix, I had to replace that "Dun Flop" tire on the frontbecause the tread was so choppy it felt like I was riding on gravel. The back tire was choppy as well, but I just burned it off a little. Iput a Metz on the front and everything has been fine ever since. A lot of people complain about the Metzler, because it is softer than the "Dun Flop",but it has been really good to me, and the tread is much deeper than the "Dun Flop" tire. I have 10k on my bike, and I am on my 3rd front tire because of the way the "Dun Flops" wear. This is my 3rd rear as well. Some of that was burn outs though. I had to break the bike in. Not to start a new subject, but has anyone noticed that after about 3k on the "Dun Flops" they start to crack and dry rot. FYI, Not the Metzler. It still looks new after 4000 hard miles, and I mean hard. I dig into the rubber on my bike a lot. The bottom of my pegs show it.

Good Luck, and if your not comfortable burning the rear tire, I dont recomend it. You could really tear your bike up, and your self if your not careful.



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Does it feel loose when you turn both left and right?
Assuming you were straight upright when you locked up, the rear probably swung out to the right a bit when the tire smoked? If this put a flat spot on your tire , it would likely be on the left side only - which would only affect your left hand turns, but not your right. Wouldn't you have to try really hard and have perfect balance to put a flat spot right in the center of the tire? The rear likely gave in at the same time the front was grabbing, hence the rear swing and the potential flat spot on one side.

 

man, your bike is clean!!! very nice - you may have a flat spot; doesn't take much w/OEM tires

 

Had the same thing happen two days ago. Was cruising thru a 50 MPH area and I was approaching an intersection I noticed the Bronco in the lane to my left slam on his brakes out of the corner of my eye I saw a hopped up Honda Civic car blowing thru the red light, I jumped on the brakes and the front was good, but I hit the rear to hard and locked it up - started a small slide to the right as I caught some of the oil and crap near the middle of the lane - straghtened it back out and stopped about two feet past the crosswalk as the a**hole went thru the intersection, causing all kinds of cars to skid. Anyhow, ck'd out the bike and it seemed fine, except around turns, figured it was my nerves, but went for a 100 mile ride yesterday and again seemed to not grab the turns as well. Put it on the stand last night and find what looks to be a 'cut' running the width of the tire about 1/8" deep. Only have 7000 miles on the tires, but going to get it ck'd out anyhow to see if that is the cause. You don't have much rubber on the ground at any time, so I'm thinking that may be screwing with the bike in the turns. Everything else seems good to go. I'll post when I find out if I need a new tire or can shave/ride off the cut area. I'm thinking since it's not deep it may be OK, but I may have done it when I locked em up, especially if it got really hot in that spot...not sure.

 

Man your nerves are just squirley drink a beer and man up. If your worried about a flat spot then smoke that SOB real good once and it will round out.

 

You're fortunate that you did'nt high side the bike. Alot of people release the rear brake when the rear end is out of alignment with the front end and they end up high siding. Did the rear tire take a jolt or hit the curb at all?