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08-04-11, 08:19 PM

Hi there,

I've been riding about happily on my SV650 for over a year now and haven't had a problem with cornering before. But lately I have started to feel the bike feeling a little wobbly/unsettled when going around corners at a decent speed. It feels like the rear isn't quite planted. I am wondering whether this behaviour is caused by the rear tyre squaring off? By my reckoning it's been about 6000miles since the rear tyre was replaced (by its previous owner). During this time it's been used on daily commutes and more recently 75 mile trips up and down the motorway on weekends...

I've tried to take pictures to show how much it's worn. Plenty of tread left.

http://s1141.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMAG0221.jpg

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

08-04-11, 08:19 PM	#1
Maverick9999 Guest Posts: n/a	Bike feels twitchy around corners, is my rear squaring off? Hi there, I've been riding about happily on my SV650 for over a year now and haven't had a problem with cornering before. But lately I have started to feel the bike feeling a little wobbly/unsettled when going around corners at a decent speed. It feels like the rear isn't quite planted. I am wondering whether this behaviour is caused by the rear tyre squaring off? By my reckoning it's been about 6000miles since the rear tyre was replaced (by its previous owner). During this time it's been used on daily commutes and more recently 75 mile trips up and down the motorway on weekends... I've tried to take pictures to show how much it's worn. Plenty of tread left. http://s1141.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMAG0221.jpg Any insight would be greatly appreciated.