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Front wheel vibration?
While riding home from a ride the other day I noticed the right front tire seems to have a vibration.. As going down the road the fender was vibration more than the left one.. Called local shop and they stated they could rebalance for 30 - 45 min of work or I could have the whole bike laser aligned for $165? The bike doesnt pull to either side.. Need just balance or should I throw down and do the Laser Alignment? Called a suggested individual in Georgia and he offered alignment for 100 but it is not laser? Any suggestions which way to go?? Thanks..
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If the Spyder is not pulling to one side, tire wear is even, and the steering is not twitchy, you do not need an alignment. If you still have the stock tires, that is your problem. The stock tires are garbage. I just replaced mine with Pirelli's. Pirelli is one of the few companies that have 165-65-14 which should be the stock size for your Spyder. I got mine at a local tire store. The front rims on a Spyder will fit on a regular balancing machine.
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Check the balance and the alignment and do the laser alignment. Just so you don't make multiple trips.
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Originally Posted by BLUEKNIGHT911
Thank you.. I was really distraught.. Don't have tons of dollars.. Just trying to make the ride fun and safe.. Adding Mods one at a time.. Thanks again and ride safe..
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I had a similar problem with a vibration. Went through rebalancing and having alignment checked out by my dealer. It landed up being the Kendra tires needed to be replaced even though there was plenty of life let on the treads. Once replaced the vibration ceased to exist. I believe there are previous threads with the similar experience.
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took my front tires off my cycle , ( it really had a shimmy at 42 miles per hour ) took them to discount tire center in my area they balanced both for free , one side was right on the right side had 2 weights missing , only cost was time to take tires off and take them to the tire center and put back on ! good riding still ...
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All good stuff above. Agree with Mike in that it is not an alignment issue. We have had some ryders that have had the weld fail on the fender braces and the fenders would vibrate quite a bit. Just something else to check
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BAD VIBES
Originally Posted by rkba101
Thank you.. I was really distraught.. Don't have tons of dollars.. Just trying to make the ride fun and safe.. Adding Mods one at a time.. Thanks again and ride safe..
Your welcome .......... let us know if it was a wheel weight or something else .......... Thanks, Mike .........PS my motto is always start with the simplest answer .. before spending lots of money .......
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Get a laser alignment, or get new front tires.
I had the right front tire shake, ( kendas) then I replaced the front tires with( Continetal Contiproconacts), no shakes. The (Kendas) right front tire had 5 tire weights on it, and it still had shakes. The(Kendas) left front tire did not shake.
I had the bike laser alignment done in 2014. Deanna
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Out of round or out of balance?
Here's a little write-up I did about tires. If you have the OEM Kendra tires, you may want to read it. http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...Tire-Balancing
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My new to me Spyder ST-S SE, which I recently bought with 2100 miles on it, had a shimmy at about 58 -63 mph. I made a number of changes including a Bajaron swaybar and links, F3 shocks and a laser alignment. After the laser alignment the shimmy expanded to 60 - 70 mph. Yesterday I removed the stock Kenda tires and installed Federal Formoza AZ01 tires on the front. As others have said, the shimmy is gone. Note: if you have your tires changed be sure to ask the installer to protect the rims from the clamping action of the tire changer. I didn't and almost every spoke of the rims have been marred by the machine.
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If you have tire shimmy and no pull fix vibration u don't need a alignment.
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Originally Posted by Deanna777
Get a laser alignment, or get new front tires.
I had the right front tire shake, ( kendas) then I replaced the front tires with( Continetal Contiproconacts), no shakes. The (Kendas) right front tire had 5 tire weights on it, and it still had shakes. The(Kendas) left front tire did not shake.
I had the bike laser alignment done in 2014. Deanna
, From what the OP said, A Lazer Alignment won't fix/ cure the problem ..... IMHO the Wheels/Tires need to be spun balanced on a machine...... The Kenda tires have shown to be " defective prone "so this can be a real possibility also ..... Mike
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Just to clarify and FWIW, the shimmy was only one of the issues I had. Although the alignment wasn't too far out, it made a detectable difference in the handling as did the sway bar and the shocks. I also had the balance of the stock tires/wheels checked before changing to the Federal Formoza tires. The remaining vibration I have is due to the drive belt harmonics. I'm hoping DOC will come up with a tensioner for the ST soon.
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Originally Posted by Grandpot
If the Spyder is not pulling to one side, tire wear is even, and the steering is not twitchy, you do not need an alignment. If you still have the stock tires, that is your problem. The stock tires are garbage. I just replaced mine with Pirelli's. Pirelli is one of the few companies that have 165-65-14 which should be the stock size for your Spyder. I got mine at a local tire store. The front rims on a Spyder will fit on a regular balancing machine.
That is a 13 model, would be tough to get those 14 inch tires on 15 inch rims!
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