Skiddy rear tyre?

hi, had my sv for about 3 weeks now and realised that on certain ocassions on a general ride i can fell my back tyre skid ask tho im gona lose control. Ive checked the tyre tread and pressure and seems to be above normal. Still cant figure out what it could be that is causing it? im a careful rider so there is no chance i ridden over some petrol.

too much front brake presure is likely

If the road's dry and you're riding steady there's no way the tyre will be skidding. Try checking front tyre pressure, wheel alignment etc. Pressures should be 33 front, 36 rear.

[yorkie_chris]

Are you dropping it like 3 gears then dumping the clutch?

dropping too many gears will lock the wheels as i have found out. also too much front brake and rear at the same time will cause the rear to skid because the front is taking the compression off the rear spring

Just out of interest does your bike have a scott oiler?

I was fiddling with mine the other day and i obviously turned it up to or past the maximum as i had a few little slides while going round left handers and when i got home the oil was allover that side of the tyre! Its used all the oil in just over 2 days!

Just a thought although highly unlikely i presume.

What sort of tyre is on the bike?

[Mej]

I have skidded mine just changing down a gear and not matching the revs when the tyres are cold, can be pretty hairy at 60, but apart from that not unless i lock the back with the brake its pretty good.

Who was it who sait the most likely explanation will inevitably be the correct explanation.

Front brake does not lock the back wheel. It locks the front.

From the desctiption above I'd like to ask more questions.

In which situation is it Skiddy? When you are on the power in a straight line? when you are on the power leant over? when you are slowing down? When you are slowing down leant over? When you change down the gears? Do you use your back brake a lot? Which road surface does it happen on? Do you have chain oil on the tyre?

What is happening at the exact time of the certain situations you mention?

Once we know those, we can answer in a lot more detail.

Cheers,
Carl

Originally Posted by Holdup

too much front brake presure is likely

Surely you mean too much rear brake pressure.

Originally Posted by DanAbnormal

Surely you mean too much rear brake pressure.

too much front transfers the weight forward off the rear tyre so the rear tyre is lighter there fore less pressure to make the rear skid