I was riding from hill today & shifted to lower gear (which was bad idea) and my rear wheel skidded, but not much, everything was fine. After that i started feel that bike is not working as usual, there was no big deal, but it started "floating" (similar like when you have not enough atmospheres in car wheel), bike was riding straignt, i don't know how to explain, but i noticed that motorcycle started feel different. And one more thing, when i lead off with a motorcycle engine, i hear that something rubs, sound is not bad, but pretty annoying and i'm pretty worried about that sound. After buying motorcycle (from hands) i checked it @ official ducati service and they said it was fine and this sound was from beginning. It's normal for Monsters or not? What should i check? My chain is slightly rusted and it need some good clean works, so maybe problem is in a chain, idk. I will try to record that sound when i will be @ garage. Thanks!
Clutch is working as usual. If you're talking about skidding, yeah, probably. I'm pretty new to bikes, so can't say exactly anything.
I'm guessing you locked up the rear wheel ? I would look at the rear wheel alignment. Even a very small offset will give the handling an odd sensation. Andy
Nope, i didn't locked anything, i just shifted gear at faster speed, than needed. I will check wheel alignment. Thanks
Hi Andy, how would you first of all check if the rear wheel alignment is out, and secondly, how would you adjust the rear wheel alignment? Thanks, Charl
Thanks. Forgot to add it is a 1100 EVO - single swing arm. Bike was dropped on rhs by previous owner. I have just repaired it and put bike back on the road. Will check the alignment. Is the eccentric cam not for adjusting the chain tension?
Not quite .... You need to take account of the different widths of the front and back wheels/tyres, so ..... With the straight edge touching the rear wheel at front and back edges, there should be a gap between the straight edge and the front wheel. Position/turn the steering so that this gap is equal at the front and rear edges (of the front wheel) and the gap should be equal to half the difference between the widths of the front and rear wheels. I would then be inclined to repeat the process on the other side, and then equalise any errors found. You must use a STRAIGHT edge though. I prefer to use a stretched line instead (in my case 20lb fishing line), as that is guaranteed to be dead straight, but it does require a more careful technique. Then mark your chain adjusters (I use a dot with a fibretip marker) so that the alignment can be retained during subsequent chain adjustments. Though tbh, I'm not sure that wheel alignment is your problem. Tyre pressures can make a huge difference to the way a bike feels .. I'd start there.
Yes, sorry mate, deleted my post as unhelpful bollocks. Teach me to try and run a reply off too quickly. Utopia spent a little more time to make sense. A
Thanks, I understand the process to check for wheel alignment. However I don't understand how you set it if it is found to be out - on a single swing arm?
