UNCOILED
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So I am having trouble trying to get my CB550 to ride smoothly. I knew it was bad since it is the only motorcycle I have really ridden more then a few yards I didn't know if it was just something normal until i rode my dads nice BMW this weekend and it was very smooth.
My bike feels like it has a flat spot in the rear tire of something that creates a very bouncy ride. I have brand new tires with only 100 miles on them. I put them on my self and at first the bead would not seat and I figured that was the issue. Now I'm pretty sure I have a bead seated and it is still riding terribly. It may be possible I still need to get the bead to seat better I am going to double check it in a bit. If the wheel was out of true would it create this issue? Also what if the wheel was not aligned straight would it create this problem? I replaced the wheel bearings on the front so but I have video of the front wheel while riding and if doesn't look like thats the issue, it also feels like it coming from the rear, I can feel it in the seat not the bars.
Cycle gear balanced the wheels for me so I guess there is a chance the are not balanced correctly. Can anyone give me a starting point of some issues to work through?
My bike feels like it has a flat spot in the rear tire of something that creates a very bouncy ride. I have brand new tires with only 100 miles on them. I put them on my self and at first the bead would not seat and I figured that was the issue. Now I'm pretty sure I have a bead seated and it is still riding terribly. It may be possible I still need to get the bead to seat better I am going to double check it in a bit. If the wheel was out of true would it create this issue? Also what if the wheel was not aligned straight would it create this problem? I replaced the wheel bearings on the front so but I have video of the front wheel while riding and if doesn't look like thats the issue, it also feels like it coming from the rear, I can feel it in the seat not the bars.
Cycle gear balanced the wheels for me so I guess there is a chance the are not balanced correctly. Can anyone give me a starting point of some issues to work through?