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What happened to it? My Motorbike's rear wheel feels different after it fell.? |
I was riding up to an intersection and i was slowing down, all of a sudden the rear tyre slid to the side, and the bike lost traction. Before i could think, i jumped off the bike before i fell down with it. I later saw a long strip of plastic on the road, i think thats what caused my bike to slip. When i hauled the bike up, and then took it to the side of the road, i looked at the damage. It was only the indicator. I started the bike again and when i rode for a few metres it felt like the rear wheel was pulling to the side. Then i stopped. I managed to ride home alright, but i noticed that in order to keep the bike straight, the handles were slightly to the left. I also noticed that the bike felt very different when i tried to make a right turn. The rear wheel felt very sensitive like it could slip again. I went home and it seems like the rear wheel was still aligned as the notches matched up. What could be the problem? I'm giving it in for a service tomorrow... You likely tweaked the front end. When the bike fell the fork tubes turned a little in the tripple clamp. That's likely why the bars no longer line up. Loosen the tripple clamp set screws on both forks, put the tire up against a solid object, and turn the wheel into the solid object until the bars are straight again. Then tighten the tripple clamp. This is very common especially on dirt bikes as they go down often. If this procedure doesn't resolve the issue your bars may be slightly bent. Double check the rear end that the marks on the axle blocks line up perfectly. IF not the bike will feel like it's going down the road sideways. Then check tire air presure. If it's low it'll feel loose. Source(s): Avid MX Rider, Racer and long time road bike rider, garage mechanic. There are a lot of "could bees". I'll list what I think are the most likely. You've stated that the wheel seems aligned so I won't go there. My first guess is a bent swing arm. That's the 'fork' that holds the rear wheel. If slightly askew the alignment marks would not reveal a bent side of the swingarm. Secondly, I'd check the swingarm bushing. Where the swingarm attaches to the rear of the frame and pivots up & down there is a bushing. This bushing can wear if not maintained but can distort with an impact or stress in the direction that was not intended for the swingarm. Especially on smaller bikes that have less mass at the swingarm the wrong kind of twist can cause swingarm problems. I once ruined a swingarm bushing merely by having a rear tire blowout and wobbling to the side of the road. 40 years in the business I am voting for the tweak of the front end, like Aircoupe suggests. It would take a heck of a lot of force to bend a swing arm on most modern bikes. Loosen up the front forks in the triple tree to take off the load, straighten everything back up in the front and then tighten it all back down. I've seen this happen several times. The axle bolt is loose. What Aircoupe said. Same thing happened to me on my Honda XL350. Another thing to check - if you have spokes, you may want to get those checked during your servicing, 'cause a rim may be out of true. |
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