bigkev
Tuned and Synch'ed
Anybody out there had this one ?
Just spent 4 days touring Scotland and on day 3 decided new tyres were required, so arranged to call at a motorcycle dealers along our route and had the original Pirelli Scorpions replaced with Metzeler Tourance.
Tyres were fitted and off we went, I've done about 500 miles since and more than happy with the tyres.
I get home and wash the bike down and whilst it is on the centrestand decide to check the rear wheel, only to find EVERY spoke is loose.
The bike is a 2012 NTX and had 4000 miles on the clock when the tyres were changed.
So...
Question 1, can having a tyre change cause all the spokes to become loose ???
Question 2, can loose spokes (all of them) just happen ???
The bike has never been off road, I have not hit anything or anything like a big enough pothole to cause any damage. Rim is in good condition and appears to spin true.
The bike handled fine for the 500 miles since the tyre change.
Whilst it was not a motorcycle dealer I am familiar with that fitted the tyres, they had a good setup and all the correct equipment for changing tyres. I also noticed they had a lot of work in which suggests they are a popular garage.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I will be talking to my dealer on Monday to see what can be done.
I can't see how a tyre change can cause this.
Kev
Just spent 4 days touring Scotland and on day 3 decided new tyres were required, so arranged to call at a motorcycle dealers along our route and had the original Pirelli Scorpions replaced with Metzeler Tourance.
Tyres were fitted and off we went, I've done about 500 miles since and more than happy with the tyres.
I get home and wash the bike down and whilst it is on the centrestand decide to check the rear wheel, only to find EVERY spoke is loose.
The bike is a 2012 NTX and had 4000 miles on the clock when the tyres were changed.
So...
Question 1, can having a tyre change cause all the spokes to become loose ???
Question 2, can loose spokes (all of them) just happen ???
The bike has never been off road, I have not hit anything or anything like a big enough pothole to cause any damage. Rim is in good condition and appears to spin true.
The bike handled fine for the 500 miles since the tyre change.
Whilst it was not a motorcycle dealer I am familiar with that fitted the tyres, they had a good setup and all the correct equipment for changing tyres. I also noticed they had a lot of work in which suggests they are a popular garage.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I will be talking to my dealer on Monday to see what can be done.
I can't see how a tyre change can cause this.
Kev