MOT fail on wheel alignment....

[Stowelly]

after recieving this phone call i thought it wouldnt be too bad, just loosen the back wheel and adjust. but the guy said when the bike guy was in he said it looks like it needs more than just an adjustment, the back end looks fine and is lined up with the markers. and after getting a garage to do a quick visual check on it he reckons its something to do with the front. is there any way the front wheel could be not ligned up properly? i.e just move it a bit along the spindle?. the garage wanted an hours labour even to look at it

(bike is an gsxr srad btw)

[cb1rocket]

he's probably fobbing you about

check this out:

https://www.motuk.co.uk/mcmanual_250.htm

he probably put the handlebars in alignment and that the front wheel is not pointing straight and then giving it a fail which he can't do.

The other possibly is that the wheel spacers are on the wrong way round on the rear and causing the rear wheel to offset to one side.

[Dazbo666]

[Stowelly]

[DrDonnyBrago]

Has it been crashed?

Are the forks straight? If the forks were twisted or bent then the wheel could be offset.

[Stowelly]

[Stowelly]

also, is there anyone near horsham that would be willing to take a look at this on the weekend at somepoint in exchange for a few beers / bit of cash ?

cheers (off out now, will check this thread again tomorrow)

[stinkwheel]

Having the rear wheel offset to one side is not an MOT fail.

Look carefully at the next old style Yamaha V-max you see.

EDIT: The markers on rear wheel adjusters are almost totally meaningless.

If the forks have twisted in the yokes, loosen the clamp bolts and dunt the front wheel square into a wall a few times by pushing on the bars. This will square everything up.
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[Bezzer]

No spacers on the front wheel according to the 'fiche, No6 is listed as the spindle nut. Take it the front is the right way round, might be offset one side.

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[DrDonnyBrago]

[cb1rocket]

[stinkwheel]

[Pete.]

If the front wheel was any real amount out in the forks on an SRAD the brake discs would scrape the calipers. I would check the forks for twist in the yokes following Stinkwheel's advice.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Old Git Racing]

Subframes probably twisted making it look out of line

OGR
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[Stowelly]

[Stowelly]

[quote="Bezzer"]No spacers on the front wheel according to the 'fiche, No6 is listed as the spindle nut. Take it the front is the right way round, might be offset one side.
/quote]

quite certain, however, i will double check this, would assume when i took the wheel in to change a tyre that they would have put it round the right way!! but cheers thats another thing to check for!

[cb1rocket]

How long have you had the bike for? Is this the first MoT with you owning it?

[Stowelly]

[Chriss]

I'd be checking the MOT history as well as following advice above.
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[Stowelly]

[Chriss]

Or you've an over zealous MOT tester?
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TheShaggyDA: I've got 3 or 4 pairs that predate my wife, so at least 11.5 years old.

[cb1rocket]

[Stowelly]

[quote="Stowelly"]

[Chriss]

[Chriss]