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14-07-15, 09:14 AM | #11 |
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Re: Wheel Alignment .... doing my head in.
Even if the wheel is misaligned by 1mm at the chain adjusters, it's less than half a degree of misalignment .... it has to be a LONG way out to have any major noticeable effect on handling or chain wear.
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14-07-15, 09:26 AM | #12 |
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Re: Wheel Alignment .... doing my head in.
True, the hands-off test is pretty sensitive though. On some bikes when it's pointing off to one side, then it feels different in left and right corners - one side feels more or less normal, on the other it feels like it's falling in too easily.
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14-07-15, 03:26 PM | #14 |
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Re: Wheel Alignment .... doing my head in.
This is pretty much the method I use, I put a screw driver with tape wrapped around it in the chain/rear sprocket and rotate the wheel to pull every thing forward and tight, then use a metal rule to measure from the back of the plate to the end of the swing arm where it meets the adjuster plate.
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14-07-15, 03:47 PM | #15 |
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Re: Wheel Alignment .... doing my head in.
to get a true measurement and alignment of the rear wheel you need to take a measurement from the centre of the swingarm axle to the centre of the rear wheel axle on both sides. if you try and take a measurement from the front wheel it wont work as you dont know if the front is perfectly aligned in the straight ahead position. once you know the rear is aligned properly then you can check the front using a straight edge. the rear is a fixed position the front is not, the front will always track the rear.
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14-07-15, 04:15 PM | #16 |
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Re: Wheel Alignment .... doing my head in.
If you're not riding on a completely flat and level road tyre wear is an indicator but not all that precise.
Most roads are cambered to allow water to run to the gutters, between this and a host of other factors including previous wear to the tyre I don't think they always wear entirely evenly. Perhaps your method is solid, all is well, but you're searching for a perfection that it's unlikely you'll find. Jambo
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I got the distances down to 1/16 inch with the string, swingarm pivot to axle bolt distances are the same, steel ruler from sprocket along the chain is level and it runs straight with the 'no hands' test. I took it out for 3 hours today and it seems to handle OK so that'll do for me. Just for my own interest, I might get them to check it properly at the next MOT...see how it comes out. |
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16-07-15, 05:23 AM | #18 |
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Re: Wheel Alignment .... doing my head in.
They won't check it at the MoT. The no-hands test is the final word, and if it isn't wandering then it's going where you point it, which is what you're after. Time to stop worrying and ride it!
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I used to do a lot of motorways and roundabouts and hence had very uneven tyre wear, and the handling felt very misaligned, but new tyres sorted that out. Point being that tyre wear can make a huge difference to handling.
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Re: Wheel Alignment .... doing my head in.
My alignment was checked on the MOT aswell
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