Front wheel alignment?

[Gear Head]

Sorry if this sounds like a silly question. Do motorcycles have alignment adjustments for the front wheel or is it just the rear?

[speedylocksmith]

yep, just the rear

[Gear Head]

Ok that's what I thought. Any reason why the front tire would have abnormal wear on only the left side of the tire? It looks as if the tire is riding on only one side because the right side shows more tread life left. Currently there are over 8k miles on it right now So it's def due for a new tire but don't know what it would wear the way it is.

[speedylocksmith]

maybe fork fluids are leaking or that back tire was off a little causing it to track uneven, maybe suspension settings in the front

[Gear Head]

The bikes not even 5 months old and it would cause this many problems? Does the factory warranty cover stuff like that within the first year? Also would the rear tire not being align cause the front to wear down I though it would just wear on the rear tire.

[993ti]

Originally Posted by Gear Head

Currently there are over 8k miles on it right now So it's def due for a new tire.

8k miles?
I never reach that mileage with a tire.
A friend of mine doesn't even get close to 4k

maybe you had more left corners then right ones?
I'll ask some guys this evening what it might be

[alecracing]

Originally Posted by Gear Head

The bikes not even 5 months old and it would cause this many problems? Does the factory warranty cover stuff like that within the first year? Also would the rear tire not being align cause the front to wear down I though it would just wear on the rear tire.

yes and yes

factory warranty should cover it as long as it is the original tire and no one else touched the rear adjustments

if bike aint trcking straight, I would think it would definitely wear the front weird.


Put a post up on SoFla, there are a bunch of knowledgable people on that site


...oh yeah, I forgot, you're banned...my bad

[Gear Head]

Nope not banned. But we have a good amount of knowledgeable people here.

Now the bike doesn't veer left or right and doesn't have any trouble staying straight. No adjustments have been made all is stock.I think it may be that the tire itself just needs to be replaced cause it have well over 8k miles on it lol. The back was replaced at 6k.

[phantom]

8k miles is alot of miles, you definitely should change it, but as for the uneven wear perhaps your fork settings may need adjustment or your tire is mounted improperly does it ride smoothly ??

[LuLLaby057]

8k Miles......Ride harder....LOL
You probably make more left turns.

[Gear Head]

Originally Posted by phantom

8k miles is alot of miles, you definitely should change it, but as for the uneven wear perhaps your fork settings may need adjustment or your tire is mounted improperly does it ride smoothly ??

it rides just fine. its smooth as when i first go it. what adjustments can be made on the forks?

[HANS]

Originally Posted by Gear Head

Sorry if this sounds like a silly question. Do motorcycles have alignment adjustments for the front wheel or is it just the rear?

they can if the front pinch bolts arent set right.

and more wear on the left in the front is sometimes normal in sofla with the amount of long left handers we have at intersections. and i have about 8500 on my tires now and my front doesnt even look broken in yet. i love my mich pilot road 2's

[993ti]

Friend of mine said to find more right corners, lol.
@HANS: how do those feel in corners?

[Gear Head]

Well it could be that I do make more left turns then right. I was looking into the Michelin Pilot 2ct but don't want to mismatch the rear and front tire. I was hoping that the next change would be when the rear tire was ready to be changed so this way I could put both the same tire. Would it make much difference in any aspect if I had the pilots in the front and the qualifiers in the rear?

[HANS]

Originally Posted by Gear Head

Well it could be that I do make more left turns then right. I was looking into the Michelin Pilot 2ct but don't want to mismatch the rear and front tire. I was hoping that the next change would be when the rear tire was ready to be changed so this way I could put both the same tire. Would it make much difference in any aspect if I had the pilots in the front and the qualifiers in the rear?

well its not theat you make more left than right turns. but your left turns across an intersection are usually longer. and IMO unless your tracking the bike having two different tires doesnt make that big a difference. Ive ran two different treads plenty of times with no problems.

Originally Posted by 993ti

Friend of mine said to find more right corners, lol.
@HANS: how do those feel in corners?

honestly we dont have many corners down here. but they feel as good as the michelin power 2ct's i had.