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If you didn't bother to balance the tires they will hop and ruin your riding experience. Out of balance tires hop they don't vibrate.
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What did the bike ride like before the new tires? Were you experiencing the same thing, or is this a new issue since the new tires?
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Check the air pressure in your rear tire, it may be too high. Reduce it down a few pounds, go for a ride. Repeat until it feels right.
When I put my cast rims on the pressure was left at 42psi and the bike rode like ****. After a few test rides 38psi in the rear and 36psi in the front smoothed things out.
When I put my cast rims on the pressure was left at 42psi and the bike rode like ****. After a few test rides 38psi in the rear and 36psi in the front smoothed things out.
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I ride with 38 psi in the back and 36-38 in the front.
I had the same problem before and after changing the tires and rims. If added new shocks also, the problem might be the need to adjust the shocks. It road like a dream when I picked it up in April this is a 2-3 week issue.
I had the same problem before and after changing the tires and rims. If added new shocks also, the problem might be the need to adjust the shocks. It road like a dream when I picked it up in April this is a 2-3 week issue.
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I saw a guy in front of me one day whose back end of his bike was "walking" around to the point I thought he might crash. When he stopped, I pulled up and asked if he was OK. It turns out his spokes were so loose, the wheel was barely connected to the hub. I know you said Fat Boy (solid wheels), but you also mentioned something about changing them. Are you on spokes now? Check it out...it was scary watching that guy ride.
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I saw a guy in front of me one day whose back end of his bike was "walking" around to the point I thought he might crash. When he stopped, I pulled up and asked if he was OK. It turns out his spokes were so loose, the wheel was barely connected to the hub. I know you said Fat Boy (solid wheels), but you also mentioned something about changing them. Are you on spokes now? Check it out...it was scary watching that guy ride.
