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suzuki rm 80 question
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:17 pm
by hondaman23
when my bike is in neutral is hard to push and my rotor is scrubbing up against something and it looks warped. when my bike is on the stand and i try to turn the wheel it is hard then it gets easy then it gets hard. does anybody have any suggestion on this. somebody told me maybe the bearings
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:20 pm
by ZooTech
You weren't doing stunts on the street were you?
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:23 pm
by hondaman23
no lol it just started doing it today. just normal riding it rode perfect but i could hear it scrubbing
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:24 pm
by ZooTech
Are you certain the rear brake isn't damaged or warped?
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:26 pm
by hondaman23
the brakes worked fine. the rear brake rotor looks warped.
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:38 pm
by ZooTech
Try removing the brake caliper assembly and see if the problem subsides. If the rotor is warped it will cause the "hard/easy/hard" condition you described.
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:45 pm
by hondaman23
ok thanks alot for your help. so i will probably just need a new rotor
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:52 pm
by hondaman23
just took the caliper off and it made it turn a lot better but it looks like the wheel is warped which i dont know how that happen when it just started today and it hasnt been wrecked any suggestions now
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:57 pm
by ZooTech
Well the only way the rear wheel could become damaged without riding the bike or dropping it is if your spokes were seriously out of whack (happened to me on a mountain bike once). This is so unlikely that I wouldn't even entertain the possibility. Are you sure the bike suffered no damage or impacts? Is the rear axle loose?
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:01 pm
by hondaman23
bike has never been wrecked and spokes are fine. could the bearings cause that because when i took the wheel off the bearings fell out.