Weird front end feeling

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#11

08-20-2012 | 11:41 AM

cochon

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Are you working at a manufacturing facility? Possibly somebody spilled some material in the parking lot? A lot of the stuff that we use at the paper mill is really hard to see. I also think that you should jack up the front end of your bike and check your wheel bearings.

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08-20-2012 | 12:42 PM

TNCarters

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Even the slightest low pressure makes mine feel a bit "loose". Seems to be a bit worse since my stock Dunlop is at about 15,000 miles.

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#13

08-20-2012 | 12:54 PM

Lowcountry Joe

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Keep them at 40.

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08-20-2012 | 05:01 PM

SharkBit

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RoadGlidinFreak

Something like that happened to me too.. Left the stop sign leaned to turn right and it felt like the front tire slid/bounced straight for about a foot then I turned. All I know is something happened it wasn't just me thinking it because my wife felt it too. I looked back where it happened but didn't see anything obvious on the road... only happened the one time so far.

Yeah..well you and I and even her know exactly happened there... heh.

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08-20-2012 | 05:58 PM

mgmmgm

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Pressure

I keep my front tire at 36 cold and rear at 40 cold per the frame sticker.
I get some weird front end/ tire feedback from time to time too.

It's summer with90 + temps so, I do not want to go over rec tire psi.

Those tar snake strips SUCK! I was in Florence , Oregon heading South, their strips are raised and can really shake ya up.

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#16

08-20-2012 | 09:37 PM

Mr. Mike

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I can't say I ever noticed tire slip with the Dunlops, but with the Metzler...yep.

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08-21-2012 | 08:28 AM

RoadGlidinFreak

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Originally Posted by SharkBit

Yeah..well you and I and even her know exactly happened there... heh.

hey hey.. that was on the way the first day before we got to Murphy... no hang over yet!

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#18

08-21-2012 | 11:29 AM

PDDGM

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Rode to work, parked in the same spot(work at Home Depot). No slipping or weird feeling in the front end leaving work last night. Guess it was the air pressure or the new paint stripes or something on the parking lot. Thanks for the input...

Joe

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