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Old 06-06-05, 08:26 PM   #4
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Put a pointer near the rim and spin the wheel, Suzuki (and the other manufacturers too), reckon there should be no more than 2mm runout either axial or radial, in reality axial runout up to 5mm is rarely noticed, radial runout like that makes tyre wear uneven.
It's possible to bend a rim by running over a pothole but I can't imagine you'd not notice, any small amount of truing to a cast wheel can be done by various companies, Maidstone Motoliner and Hagons spring to mind, there are plenty of others too.
More likely is the rear tyre isn't running true on the rim, nothing unusual, if in doubt go back to the tyre fitters and ask them to take a look, if needs be the tyre can be set true on the rim easily enough.
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