WTB: front Y spoke wheel

[F14CRAZY]

Found out that I hit a pot hole when I had my front tire changed recently. They balanced it the best they could but I can feel it at certain speeds and the bars shake when I let go of them. Anyone have a silver Y spoke front wheel for my K75? Preferably within the Great Lakes region.

Thanks guys

[johnny]

i betts its that dunflop... not the wheel...

j o

[F14CRAZY]

You think so? They said it had a wobble on the balancing machine (I didn't get to watch them do it though)

[johnny]

i would put it on the centerstand and getts the front tior off the ground and spin it by hand while holding a straight edge between the wheel and the fork on both sides... you will be able to see whats causing the wobble if its the wheel...

they usually bend in the bead area... can generally be fixt with some wood and some straps and a sledge...

id check that 1st... because you have new tiors and a new rear shock... all of which can cause a wobble like you described...

my question is did it wobble when they put on the 1st tior on the balance machine and they not tell you... or did their tior tech bend your wheel on this 2nd tior...

i have had 2 bmw tior techs bend my wheels with their tior machines... i inspect them before i take the wheels off and inspect them when i put the wheels on... thats how you know if they are doing the bending...

it would take a substantial pot hole hit to bend the wheel... im thinking you would have a clear recollection of that occurrence...

j o

[The Mighty Gryphon]

If you need a wheel I have one that I am going to put on eBay soon.  Only thing, it's white and would need a shot of silver paint.  $60 plus shipping from Buffalo, NY.

[F14CRAZY]

After the recent post about the 3 spoke wheels being easy to bend I got thinking that maybe the Y spokes were too...but from what you're saying johnny it sounds like it would take an epic hit to do that kind of damage. I always keep the tires at max pressure too so in my mind it seems unlikely for me a bend a wheel less I went over the handlebars. I'll try the straight edge thing today.

And gryphon I'll keep that in mind. I've got lines on a couple that are closer but we'll see