Unstable rear end

[baben 11,703]

I keep seeing this topic heading in my unread content list and for some reason I always thought it was something to do with Beyonce. Such a disappointment.

[Mr Toad 9,022]

3 hours ago, baben said:

I keep seeing this topic heading in my unread content list and for some reason I always thought it was something to do with Beyonce. Such a disappointment.

 

I keep seeing it too and my first thought is a about a good friend of mine who loves a curry but has rear end stability problems the next day.

[SteveThackery 3,090]

OK, folks, I'll be the first to say what I'm sure some of us must be thinking.....

 

The left-right "slipping" - I think it's psychological.

 

Let's be honest, if the back end of the bike really is moving from side to side enough to feel, you'd have a major mechanical fault with serious safety implications.  I'm sure you'd be able to observe it just by pulling and pushing on the back wheel (although I agree it would be hard without a centre stand).

 

I might be wrong (I often am), but my gut tells me this isn't an actual mechanical issue.

[Trev 18,618]

As Steve said, if it is actually 'slipping' then something serious is wrong and should be easy to move the rear wheel if it's a bearing,  would be highly unlikely (although not impossible) on such low mileage, bearings do occasionally just fail as opposed to wear. I would give it a check as if it's so bad for you to be able to feel it then a) it could be very serious and may be unsafe to ride and b} it will be easy to spot.

 

Put the bike on the side stand and get a suitable length of 4 x 2 (other wood sizes are available) and ask someone to 'lift' the back wheel leveraging against the side stand, prop your 4 x 2 under the frame somewhere suitable and that should hold it off the ground well enough for you to be able to detect a very shot rear wheel bearing.

 

My guess though is tyre/s, not necessarily unsafe or worn but just a pair that doesn't suit you/the bike and now you've picked up on it you're looking for the problem which then accentuates it further. I've got a few different types of bikes and after a period of riding one to the exclusion of the others, particularly something modern, when I hop on one of the very different bikes (say sportsbike to Enfield) the damn thing feels almost unrideable for the first few corners/miles. Once I stop fretting and start riding the feeling disappears.

 

Having said that, always better to be safe rather than sorry so a dealer check always a good idea if you still don't find the problem, good luck.

[Grumpy old man 4,673]

Just a thought, I hope I'm not not trying to teach granny to suck eggs, I found with my CBF that the back end  seemed unstable, I found it was because I wasn't putting enough drive/power on when cornering, because I'm a relative newbie and a little nervous, keep the power on and all was good.

Just a thought

Grumpy

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