Rear tire wear???

[bearman]

......:willy_nilly:.....

That's some funny stuff right there

 

[KaptinAmerika]

Misalignment. With my 04 Pit I could never get the alignment quite right, until I tore it down and aligned the motor Trans and rear tire at the same time. Runs true and has even wear (for Kansas anyway).

:2thumbs::2thumbs:Thank You
I've been saying over and over "alignment, Alignment, Alignment" but, it seems, no one listens.
I have fixed so many BDs tracking and tire wear problems by simply going back through everything and doing a proper alignment. Some need more some less but its almost always the same thing.

 

[ChopperJeff]

My '05 Chopper had a similar wear pattern that baffled me. Then I realized that the damn swing arm was broken, as is not at all uncommon for the particular year/model that I had. Always thought it strange that there was enough strain on the swing arm bolt to cause it to break, and yet once it broke, the bike would ride for a long distance without a sign of it having broke. You'd think that the swing arm would go let loose, but alas, that was never the case.

 

[pknowles]

My '05 Chopper had a similar wear pattern that baffled me. Then I realized that the damn swing arm was broken, as is not at all uncommon for the particular year/model that I had. Always thought it strange that there was enough strain on the swing arm bolt to cause it to break, and yet once it broke, the bike would ride for a long distance without a sign of it having broke. You'd think that the swing arm would go let loose, but alas, that was never the case.

Sounds like a pressure point relieving itself.

 

[SKOGDOG]

Not too long ago I read a post on this topic, and it turned out one rider had a wallet half the size of a hedge apple in his back pocket and he actually leaned a bit to correct for that, causing him to sit off center, hence the the unusual rear tire.....

 

[ChopperJeff]

Oops! Meant to say that the swing arm BOLT was broken, not the swing arm. All the venting previously said, I wish I had kept the bike. Ending up selling it when it needed about $2000 worth of engine work, and got a 2006 chopper made by Proper Chopper with only 800 miles on it. Ended up having more issues than the Big Dog ever had!

I guess for what amounts to as a factory custom bike, you really can't beat the Big Dogs!

 

[garyb69]

Right side of the road = Right Side Jack Azz!!!!

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