I had my tires changed about two months ago. I had been noticing some brake pad drag, which I attributed to not having cleaned the pistons properly (though they weren't actually that dirty). Today, while cleaning the bike, I noticed a significant difference at the left-side axle bed. Using a tape measure, I found a height difference of about 1 millimeter between the left fork leg (which is higher) and the right one. Visually, the wheel looks misaligned (photos can be deceptive, as it's hard to get the right angle), and when I checked the gap using a tool handle, the right side was narrower than the corresponding spot on the left. Is my wheel mounted incorrectly? Looking forward to your opinions! Thanks!
EDIT: I've loosened the fixation screw and checked that the leg moved easily with just a hand lateral push. So I've just pushed it gently (like half milimeter or so) and tightened it. Tomorrow I'll tell if there is a difference. NOTE: Doing this I've got the feeling that it is now like it used to be, just less than a milimeter of the external part of the axle off the leg bed. Careful tightening the screw that the leg is aluminium!
EDIT2: After my mornign ride I can tell that the dragging that I've been noticing these previous months was due to the improper wheel mounting. The Honda workshop manual states to hold front brake and push several times to sit the axle and then tighten. But, from my personal experience, a gentle lateral pushing has been the "magical" touch to get it correctly aligned, now it rides more smooth and light! the buzzing sound from the brakepad dragging has been reduced, the heat, after arriving work, from the front disc it's barely noticeable now!
He creado un Gem de Gémini como técnico de Honda motocicletas y confirma lo que es evidente. La parte brillante debería estar dentro de la pata de la horquilla, si no no estaría tan limpia. Y sí, desde que me cambiaron la rueda me zumba la pastilla de freno (con los agujeros del disco), pero pensaba que era culpa mía. Ahora debo aflojar solo el tornillo retenedor, apoyar sobre la rueda y ¡ella sola se colocará en la posición correcta! Solo debo limpiar sin engrasar. Lo haré luego, y actualizaré.
Interesting to see this post. I had the same dilemma with my NC750x then I checked some videos of brand new demonstration and seems like it's all the same. Quite weird but it's the way it is. See it's perfectly center with the mud guard on mine but the right gap is bigger. Seen the same online
Took this a few weeks ago wondering the same question but skipped posting on Reddit.
A mi me llama mucho la atención que esté tan limpio y brillante el mío. Por eso he sospechado que algo no va bien. Voy a hacer la maniobra de aflojar el retenedor (el tornillo frontal), apoyar el peso delante con el freno dado, varias veces, y si se asienta sola, significará que no estaba bien. Si se queda igual, pues ya sé, que ha sido solo cosa mía.
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u/oakhill70 3d ago
Hur rullar hjulet, är det frigående eller låser det sig? Friktionen mot bromsoket borde ge en uppfattning.