Rear wheel dancing about?

highwayrider · Scooby Slapper Joined: 29 Dec 2012 Karma :

Took the GN out for a spin and at around the 40mh mark the rear wheel feels like it's dancing around. Going around corners is particular unnerving. Only had the bike two days so what should I so?

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scorps · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Karma :

check the rear shock?...Im a girl i dont know much about the technicalities of such things though
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Enduro Numpty · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 31 Oct 2012 Karma :

Wheel way out of balance? Shock goosed? All of above?

Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

Get the bike so that the rear wheel is off the ground ..........then sit behind the bike, grab the wheel with both hands and move it about to see if you can see where the problem is. Might just need the axle tightening up.
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highwayrider · Scooby Slapper Joined: 29 Dec 2012 Karma :

Cheers. I'll get right on it and post back. Will be pissed if it's big problem though.

Islander · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Aug 2012 Karma :

Check the swing arm bushes for play as well.

Conon · Scooby Slapper Joined: 05 Apr 2011 Karma :

Stay under 40mph?

radicalrabit · Crazy Courier Joined: 27 Dec 2012 Karma :

I had that and it was just the back tyre was suffering a slow puncture and had lost pressure as soon as they had the tyre off and re fitted it back to normal... end of trauma
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CaNsA · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Karma :

Check wheel bearings.

groovylee · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Nov 2011 Karma :

Mine had a nasty habit of doing that. Turned out to be no oil left in the rear shock Laughing

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reed · Nearly there... Joined: 28 Oct 2012 Karma :

It sounds like it might be about to implode, I'd watch out mate. Shocked

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mudcow007 · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Feb 2012 Karma :

after i put my CG back together the arse end felt really sloppy an jittery, turned out i hadnt tightened the swing arm bolt so it was basically flopping around Shocked

Eddie Hitler · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Karma :

You should carry on riding it. Obviously you shouldn't check to see if there's a problem with the rear wheel, as it's obviously supposed to dance about.

My advice is to get some "common sense".

And cool story, bro.