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Old 24-07-06, 06:56 PM   #1
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had my rear wheel out today to give it a good clean and when i put it back (not touching the chain adjusters) i just thought i'd check if its running parallel with the front wheel so i used the string around the back wheel way of checking and i found it was way out has anyone else checked theirs lately? and is there a more accurate way of doing this because ive found the marks on the swing arm to be way out and too much play in the a marker plates on the swing arm to be accurate?
I'm messing around with this now so can anyone help with this? thanks kwak.
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Old 24-07-06, 07:07 PM   #2
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check'd my cousins bandit aswell and that not perfectly straight! is it critical to get it perfect? or do bike shops just wam it in and thats that?
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Old 24-07-06, 07:09 PM   #3
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You can also measure from the center of the rear axle bolt to the center of the swingarm pivot. This method will not indicate if somthing else is wrong such as the swingard being bent.
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Old 24-07-06, 07:11 PM   #4
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do bike shops just wam it in and thats that?


Need you ask??


I don't think it makes a massive difference to be honest, we all corner better one way than the other, this just makes the bike do the same!
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Old 24-07-06, 07:11 PM   #5
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Unless the bike has been dropped (i.e. it is bent) then I doubt the markings will ever be far enough out to cause you problems. Its not the first time it has been noted that the markings method isn’t that accurate, I shouldn’t sweat it!!
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Old 24-07-06, 07:16 PM   #6
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the string method down to the front wheel was indicating a inch and a half the one side and about three quarters of an inch the other, i didnt know if this was bad enuf to mess with the handling or not
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Old 24-07-06, 07:19 PM   #7
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The string to the front wheel method's incredibly easy to foul up, to be honest.
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Old 24-07-06, 07:23 PM   #8
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whats best mr northwind?
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Unless the bike has been dropped (i.e. it is bent) then I doubt the markings will ever be far enough out to cause you problems. Its not the first time it has been noted that the markings method isn’t that accurate, I shouldn’t sweat it!!
Its not that the marking will nesscerley be out, the metal plates have play in them so they could read up to 1-2 notches diffrence.
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yea i noticed this rubbish really init.
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