Performance

Performance

by Beth
(Bradenton, FL)

I have a Suzuki Valusia 800 2003, love it, but since I got different tires on it, I always feel as if I am going to go to the right. Example...If there is the slightest breeze, I am on open road and I hit over 50, I am feeling my self go to the right. Thinking maybe my bags are flapping and the wind maybe catching. I did take it back to the place the put the tires on an was told, young lady it's all in your head which so did my husband. I have been riding since I can remember, and have not experienced something like this. HELP!

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Apr 26, 2010

Trust Yourself
by: coffeepoet

After working several years in both automotive and motorcycle repair facilities, I understand your problem. I've seen women get the verbal pat on the head too many times.

The shop that installed your tire should stand behind their work. If the repair shop you're using just blows you off, try to find another shop. If that is not possible, then insist that a mechanic test-ride your bike. Not your husband or boyfriend or any guy who happens to know how to ride a bike. Male anatomy doesn't make them more knowledgeable than YOU about YOUR bike.

There are several items that could be causing your problem: a dragging brake pad, improper installation (crooked axle), improper inflation, blemished tire, improper wheel balancing, improper mounting (tire direction).

Apr 15, 2010

Performance
by: Anonymous

Could be they were mounted backwards. Meaning there is a rotation arrow on the tire that tell you the direction it should turn. Was it mounted in a bike shop? Have one of them or your husband ride.

Apr 14, 2010

Performance
by: Anonymous

Maybe they didn't put something back right when they changed the tires, maybe they didn't tighten the swing arm back out like it should be. Have you checked to see if they aired up the tires to correct air pressure. All these things can cause this problem. My bike was rubbing inside the fender on the back, on the top, but mine was due to my husband tied my bike down so tight so it wouldn't move around in the back of a truck, it shifted. I was riding it and the same thing happened to me, I was beginning to get kinda scared about riding my bike. Finally one day I was going real slow and I heard my tire rubbing just a little so I stopped and put my hand under the fender to see where it was rubbing and you could barely get 1 finger under my fender. So when I was on my bike, it was probably holding me back all along making it feel funny and I was scared to go fast. It didn't feel right.

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