Rear wheel vertical alignment
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Rear wheel vertical alignment
My buddy has a 2002 Night Train FXSTBI that I have been working on for a couple weeks. He just got the bike and doesn't know much about the history of it. In fact, I probably know more about it than he does at this point because of all the stuff I have been repairing/replacing on it for him...
I was adding a passenger backrest when I noticed I can easily slide my fingers up between the fender and the tire sidewall on the right side of the bike to hold the nut while starting the fender strut bolt. But on the left (primary) side of the bike I can barely squeeze a couple fingers between the tire sidewall and the fender.
I replaced the tires and brakes on the bike so I obviously had the wheels off but made sure I carefully aligned the rear wheel upon install. The measurements between the swingarm pivot bolt and the center of the axle is the same on both sides and the belt tracks in the center of the pulley.
The rear fender doesn't appear to be damaged in any way.
Should I be concerned that there is some kind of vertical alignment issue? Is it common for back tires to not be perfectly centered in the fender?
I was adding a passenger backrest when I noticed I can easily slide my fingers up between the fender and the tire sidewall on the right side of the bike to hold the nut while starting the fender strut bolt. But on the left (primary) side of the bike I can barely squeeze a couple fingers between the tire sidewall and the fender.
I replaced the tires and brakes on the bike so I obviously had the wheels off but made sure I carefully aligned the rear wheel upon install. The measurements between the swingarm pivot bolt and the center of the axle is the same on both sides and the belt tracks in the center of the pulley.
The rear fender doesn't appear to be damaged in any way.
Should I be concerned that there is some kind of vertical alignment issue? Is it common for back tires to not be perfectly centered in the fender?
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