Kenya tires, 15,000 miles have developed shimmy and inside wear

[Ramrover]

Kenya tires, 15,000 miles have developed shimmy and inside wear..... I still have lots of tread left on both tires, but I am trying to decide if I need a front end alignment and wheels balanced (just had the tires balanced one month ago, but the shimmy returned....) or should I just put new tires on and see if that solves the problem.... Local Can Am dealer want 180 dollars for alignment and 59 dollars to balance ..... New tires would be cheaper if they would solve the problem..... I am planning on changing to auto tires when I buy new... Thanks for any help.. the bike is a 2012 RT Limited....

 

[Chupaca]

Lets see....

I would get the alignment and have them check the front end while they are doing the alignment. You should not have to re balance your tires unless you have some movable weights or lost some stick-ons... I had a similar issue with the wear but the alignment fixed that up and they lasted to 33,000 miles. But your choice, you will hear most here tell you to go to the car tires but it is not their buck....:roflblack:

 

[robhowen]

Don't just do tires

if you have "shimmy and inside wear" don't just do tires as you'll simply ruin your new tires. Something else is wrong. Anyone that knows tires should be able to reasonably diagnose root cause by carefully looking at the wear patterns of your tires. Your Can Am Dealer may not know enough and you might consider going to someone like Discount Tire to help diagnose your root problem.

Rob

 

[SpyderAnn01]

DocRiverside is an independent Alignment guy in Folkston GA, I’d talk to him instead of the dealer. You can find his contact info at www.spydercomfort.com under Spyder Alignment Dealers.