Weird steering issue...
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HAHA and I thought I didn't check my air enough
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I find this difficult to believe.
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From: PacNW; Beacon of Conservatism in a Sea of Liberals.......AZ Snowbird; Just another Conservative
Got no reason to lie to you...
...nor to have ridden around for three months, had they looked low. Maybe because I'm running a rear tire on the front....stiffer sidewalls?
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Why?
That in itself would make the bike handle funny I would think?
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"Why?"...short answer is in my signature. A few years ago, I happened on a tire clearance at JakeWilson.com; Dunlop rears for ~$60, so I stocked-up. Posted a thread back then, asking why they couldn't be run up front, since same dimensions. The general consensus, from Double Darksiders and not, was that it was fine if you reverse the rotation arrow. I've been rolling this way for about 4-years now, including several 2-week roadtrips. The bike is hands-off stable, on rails, at any speed.
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Not really !! Most idiots never check and if you pay attention to other bikes and the tires you can see the crappy wear patterns form improper inflation.
Went for a 3 day trip with a couple co-workers and they liked to ride fast ! or so they thought. On the freeway they did but when we hit the twisties they were soon a fading memory behind. I noticed the guy on the 2003 SERK was terrible in the corners, could not hold a line at all and slow speed stuff was a duck walking joke.
The next morning I was giving my bike the once over, checking tire pressure and such and looked at their bikes too, the SERK had brown looking tires ?! hmm... checked pressure and he had about 15 in the rear and 10 in the front ! I asked him when he last checked his pressure and he said when they put tires on he guessed. He said he never checks it and assumes it is done at the dealer when he gets it serviced !! No wonder he gets new tires all the time !! I told him he needs to check more and the wheels on the SERK are know to leak slowly. he was also very low on oil in the motor.
A few years later he was hurting for $$ and offered me the bike for just a little less than half market value and I had the $$ but passed because I would have just flipped it but knowing the way he cared for the bike I could not pass that on to someone else. I could have made an easy 4-5 K on it too.
CHECK YOUR TIRES
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You weren't wrong!! ;-) When I retired and bought the AZ home, I had to start doubling-up on things like household goods, tools, etc. I moved the Convertible and the RKC down here, but left my Pit Bull and big upright compressor in WA. The only tire gauge I brought to AZ was suitable for the car but would not reach the stems on the bike. When I got down here in November and started riding the bike, I noticed the steering issue right away. First thing I thought to check was tire pressure, but a visual and squeeze check seemed ok. I resisted taking it to the HDealer (see signature) and began looking for a basic lift and compressor. Found the lift/compressor bargains mentioned earlier, and picked up a suitable gauge. Good to go.
Last edited by PKellyMc; Feb 25, 2016 at 09:51 AM.
I would have thought so too until the other day. I was talking with the shop guys at my local dealership when a guy brought his bike around to have the tire pressure checked. Pressure was less than 15. We all stood around it astonished because it visually looked normal.