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AngloSaxon Full Member Offline I'd rather have one big one than four small ones. Posts: 141 Framingham MA Gender:	Rear end unstable 06/11/09 at 05:23:27 This is my problem; when cornering the back end of my bike feels kinda loose. It's almost like the tire is siding or tracking off line. I've got new tires and the alignment looks good and there doesn't seem to be any play in the swing arm. Could it be that the rear shocks are faulty? Or am I missing the obvious? Cheers, Andrew.
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: Rear end unstable Reply #1 - 06/11/09 at 05:26:02 Are the shock preloads equal? A shock leaking?
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Online PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6046 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Rear end unstable Reply #2 - 06/11/09 at 06:52:17 stiffen up the shocks one notch..mine are at 3,2 was more comfy but i didnt like the feel when cornering.. insure all the bolts are tight how many miles on the new tire? got to wear the slime off 100 miles or so..
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AngloSaxon Full Member Offline I'd rather have one big one than four small ones. Posts: 141 Framingham MA Gender:	Re: Rear end unstable Reply #3 - 06/11/09 at 07:19:52 I think maybe you're right. I did adjust the shocks a while back. I think they're evenly adjusted, but maybe too soft. Cheers, Andrew.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28637 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Rear end unstable Reply #4 - 06/11/09 at 08:35:44 Rice and beans....
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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: Rear end unstable Reply #5 - 06/11/09 at 11:04:38 Check for loose spokes. Phelonius
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Rear end unstable Reply #6 - 06/11/09 at 22:12:30 Check tire pressure.
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: Rear end unstable Reply #7 - 06/11/09 at 22:30:20 Avoid cornering.
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FreeSpirit Serious Thumper Offline Joy is my Compass ! Posts: 3823 North Georgia Gender:	Re: Rear end unstable Reply #8 - 06/12/09 at 00:38:58 The obvious-New tires Mine did that with new back tire! (Well....at least mine did
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SavageDude Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Posts: 561 OC_California Gender:	Re: Rear end unstable Reply #9 - 06/13/09 at 11:15:46 Go easy on cornering with new tire for the first 100 miles!
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matt Full Member Offline da na na na na mattman Posts: 228 Winter Springs, FL Gender:	Re: Rear end unstable Reply #10 - 06/13/09 at 12:27:38 pepto?
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PTRider Senior Member Offline Posts: 397	Re: Rear end unstable Reply #11 - 06/14/09 at 07:34:58 New tires have a slippery mold release agent on them so they pop out of the tire mold easily. Put some easy miles on them to wear this stuff off.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Rear end unstable Reply #12 - 06/14/09 at 08:48:17 I get the bike jacked up and rough them up with a belt sander, let the tire spin.
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AngloSaxon

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I'd rather have one
big one than four
small ones.

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Re: Rear end unstable
Reply #13 - 06/15/09 at 05:55:29

Thanks to all for the advice....the good and the ridiculous..lol
I did find the problem..thanks Jim... When I adjusted the shocks I should have checked to see if they were set at the same mark. But the way these things are designed, you can't see the steps. So I just assumed they were equal. As it happened, one was on step 4 the other on step 2. Now they're both on step 3 and everything is Hunky Dory. It feels like a different bike.
Thanks again for your input, Andrew.

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Re: Rear end unstable
Reply #14 - 06/15/09 at 09:01:13

AngloSaxon wrote on 06/15/09 at 05:55:29:

Thanks to all for the advice....the good and the ridiculous..lol
I did find the problem..thanks Jim... When I adjusted the shocks I should have checked to see if they were set at the same mark. But the way these things are designed, you can't see the steps. So I just assumed they were equal. As it happened, one was on step 4 the other on step 2. Now they're both on step 3 and everything is Hunky Dory. It feels like a different bike.
Thanks again for your input, Andrew.

Sure the steps are visible. Bend over and look under the chrome cover on the shocks.

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