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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 04:20 PM
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I dunno if anyone has experienced this , but when I lean the bike to turn , I get the grinding feeling at the handle bars, could it be motor mount? or bearing or is this just normal?
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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I would look at the front wheel bearing or the front brakes.
 
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Front tire is probably cupping and when you get on the uneven parts it makes noise. Mike
 
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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Wheel bearing? How old is the bike?
 
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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Mine was doing the same thing, I took it to the dealer and a local shop and both said it was normal....30,000 miles later and nothing has broke or seized
 
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Take it to someone (who knows!) for an opinion.Dont take chances with stuff like that.
 
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Are the tires new? I got that same feeling for a while from the production mold nubs on the outer edges of the tires until they wore down.
 
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Are the tires new? I got that same feeling for a while from the production mold nubs on the outer edges of the tires until they wore down.
tires have 7500 miles on them however they do still have the little nubs on the side which would touch down on turns, maybe I'm just a little paranoid, there is no sound it's just a small ruff sensation at the grips, yes it is possible for the tires to make such feel, I dunno.
 
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is possible for the tires to make such feel, I dunno.
You will know for sure, after this set of tires needs replace. Either the problem goes away, or the search continues.
 
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Unless you're tunning knobbies, I doubt the tires would have much effect.
If the bike in your sig pic is the one you're talking about, first get the wheel bearings checked, then the brake pads to see if they might be dragging. Doubtful, my money in on the wheel bearings. Slight possibility the triple tree needs adjusted or greased.
How many miles on the bike?
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