check your spokes....wobble
Tourer
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RE: check your spokes....wobble
I bought the torque wrench and check mine every 5k or so miles. I found a couple needed just a slight tightening. Then I turn the wheel and tap each one with my wrench to be sure I get the tuning fork sound instead of a flat thunk.
I don't trust the dealer's either. My buddy had his Roadking in for the 5K service and his redar spokes came loose at 8K. Not completely wallowed out but had to be realigned at the dealer. He paid even though he had the extended warranty. I told him I would be highly p*ssed. He just didn't want to argue about it.
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I don't trust the dealer's either. My buddy had his Roadking in for the 5K service and his redar spokes came loose at 8K. Not completely wallowed out but had to be realigned at the dealer. He paid even though he had the extended warranty. I told him I would be highly p*ssed. He just didn't want to argue about it.
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I brought it in last night,pretty sure they are going to replace the wheel under warranty. First thing they asked for was documentation of first service, and then if I wanted them to do the5k service while it was in.
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Thanks guys, at just over 1k miles I checked mine last night. I did the "tuning fork" method and found 3 that had a really dead think and about 5 others that had a much lower tone then the rest. I tightened them all up until they were about the same tone.
Out of curiousity, can spokes be over tightened? What would happen if they were?
Out of curiousity, can spokes be over tightened? What would happen if they were?
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Out of curiousity, can spokes be over tightened? What would happen if they were?
Out of curiousity, can spokes be over tightened? What would happen if they were?
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RE: check your spokes....wobble
Unibomber brought up a good point. Met a HD Dealer mechanic who quit because he was pressured to move the bikes through as quickly as possible, often leaving out required service checks. Got my own manual and tools and have worked on high performance military aircraft for 20 years. Think I'll do as much of my own work as possible for now.
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RE: check your spokes....wobble
This is the main reason I boughtalloy wheels. No more worries about loose spokes and wheel out of true.
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RE: check your spokes....wobble
One of the main reasons I do my own service is safety. A bike is to dangerous to trust someone else without at least checking their work. The salesman at one of my local dealers had his front wheel come apart from loose spokes and guess what...he went down at 35 mph. Broke himself up pretty good. If you don't do your own service, at least buy the manual and check over the dealers work.
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