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I need a fresh outlook on my issue here, hope you guys can steer me in the right direction.
I have a 2008 Shadow Aero VT750C. It has a Dunlop K555 170/80-15 on the rear that wasn't rubbing when I put it on, appx. 5500 miles ago. I let a friend borrow the bike and I got it back with the warning phrase of "it needs a new rear tire." I rode the bike home and felt a weird vibration coming from the rear on the left side of the bike and when I got home, on further inspection, I realized it was the rear tire rubbing the inner fender frame. It gouged the shoulder of the tread pretty good and it definitely needs a new tire now. The person claims nothing happened to the bike. And I can't find any sign of a drop or a bump anywhere. I haven't had to work on driveshaft bikes yet, so I'm not sure where to start to look/adjust/measure.
I took the rear fender off and the space from the shoulder of the tire to the edge of the subframe, is a little over a quarter of an inch shorter on the left side of the bike then the right side. Is this normal? If not, how do I adjust the position of the rear wheel? If so, is it common for the wheel to come off center that badly? I get zero wobble, the bike rides normal still. Thank you all for any help!
I have a 2008 Shadow Aero VT750C. It has a Dunlop K555 170/80-15 on the rear that wasn't rubbing when I put it on, appx. 5500 miles ago. I let a friend borrow the bike and I got it back with the warning phrase of "it needs a new rear tire." I rode the bike home and felt a weird vibration coming from the rear on the left side of the bike and when I got home, on further inspection, I realized it was the rear tire rubbing the inner fender frame. It gouged the shoulder of the tread pretty good and it definitely needs a new tire now. The person claims nothing happened to the bike. And I can't find any sign of a drop or a bump anywhere. I haven't had to work on driveshaft bikes yet, so I'm not sure where to start to look/adjust/measure.
I took the rear fender off and the space from the shoulder of the tire to the edge of the subframe, is a little over a quarter of an inch shorter on the left side of the bike then the right side. Is this normal? If not, how do I adjust the position of the rear wheel? If so, is it common for the wheel to come off center that badly? I get zero wobble, the bike rides normal still. Thank you all for any help!