blackmagic250R
Nov 18 2010, 10:33 PM
So The girlfriend has her new ride, 04 YFZ long travel front and rear TCS up front, GT thunder in the back, dasa, BLAH BLAH BLAH, well like all used bikes you always got things to fix or straighten out.
but i am stumped on one thing, I am pretty sure I know the answer, but I dont like to take "easy ways out". both front wheels have a bit of wobble to them, so I checked, both hubs were loose ish, so I took and and tightened them, wobble is not as bad, but not perfect. so now iam thinking bent spindles (not exactly what I am hoping), I take off the wheels and spin the hubs, hubs rotate without wobble.... Front wheels are STOCK, and the guy did say he used them for his MX track wheels, do they bend easily?
kinda loosing my mind over this lol
greyhd
Nov 18 2010, 11:39 PM
Yes the stockers do bend when the get smacked around, we have gone through a few.
zilla68
Nov 19 2010, 06:18 AM
yep, my buddy has one that looks like a box, square on 4 sides. sure the hub bearings are good?
lbz duner
Nov 19 2010, 06:33 AM
bearings!
Had the same problem on my R when the wheels were on. Didn't see any slop wit teh wheels off, threw in some new bearings and all was good.
MUDMONY
Nov 19 2010, 06:39 AM
Pull the tires...a used quad I bought my daughter had dried fix a flat inside the tire and through out the balance
GWTT
Nov 19 2010, 07:33 PM
ya the stock YFZ wheels are not the strongest. but it sounds like hub bearings. if you had to tighten them thats not good.
blackmagic250R
Nov 20 2010, 06:29 PM
QUOTE (GWTT @ Nov 19 2010, 07:33 PM)

ya the stock YFZ wheels are not the strongest. but it sounds like hub bearings. if you had to tighten them thats not good.
true true.... guess ill try to milk one trip out of it, I want her to just go ride get her first crash out of the way, cause I am completely redoing the bike PDR style, so new bearings are a must on everything.