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on: March 10, 2010, 07:42:49 am
As you can see the wheel is not alligned with the mudguard. I have not driven it faster than 30 mph (still in break in period). Have not felt any wobble. Will drive it 40-50 tomorrow to feel for instability.

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Reply #1 on: March 10, 2010, 10:46:15 am
More chance the fender is crooked.
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Reply #2 on: March 10, 2010, 11:26:08 am
Its hard to tell from a photo but it does look odd.
Check for even clearance between the wheel and the frame on both sides.
Check the wheel alignment against the front wheel using two straight pieces of wood (as you would when doing a chain adjustment).
Check the snail cam positions.
You could also lift the rear wheel clear off the ground on the centre stand and let it run in first gear. You should then be able to see any wobble when you stand behind the bike.

Or it could just be a twisted mud guard (fender).



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Reply #3 on: March 10, 2010, 11:45:26 am
  After you check the alignment like Phil said you'll probably find it's just the fender out of alingment.  Pretty much looks like both of our Enfields.
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Reply #4 on: March 10, 2010, 12:36:49 pm
That taillight license plate frame is held by a single bolt and can easily twist,making things look crooked.
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Reply #5 on: March 10, 2010, 04:36:06 pm
I used a tight string from front to rear . Found the rear wheel out of alignment from the factory .
Better to catch it now then wear your rear tire out of round ( like a clown car tire).
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Reply #6 on: March 10, 2010, 05:12:41 pm
      You should certainly check the chain. But if you look around the bike you will find other mis-alignments. I'll bet the rear of the tank doesn't line up with the front of the seat. Every bike that comes through here has something askew. As long as the wheel is lined up and tracks OK, don't sweat it. You can tweak and bend things to improve symmetry. To align the tank you will have to re-route the wiring harness and possibly slot or elongate the mounting bolt holes.


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Reply #7 on: March 10, 2010, 05:37:32 pm
Vince: On the spot , as always. The tank is also not alligned well with the seat.  

No fancy testing yet. I will start with a string, then to straight wood peices. It does look like a fender issue on closer inspection. The turn indicators are not level, the license plate is not paralel to the ground either. Yup, its the fender.

Thanks for the fedback.  
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Reply #8 on: March 10, 2010, 07:12:56 pm
You might want to line up your light unit then at a bit more bracketry. That single bolt attachment is not up to the job.
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Reply #9 on: March 10, 2010, 08:27:42 pm
  Or you could just ride it as is.  If you get the back straight then you'll be working to line everything else up.  I decided on ours that it's a character flaw, and to leave it alone since it was harming nothing.  Just looks funny.   ;D
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Reply #10 on: March 11, 2010, 01:15:18 am
Mine looked the same way I figure it was due to some shipping strap. To fix it take off the fender and manually bend the fender supports. With the fender off the supports you will be able to see how the supports are bent. Also you can look down the between the wheel and the rear suspension arm and see if the wheel is crooked or not tracking purposes only ( separate issue all together.)
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Reply #11 on: March 11, 2010, 12:15:31 pm
slightly off on a tangent perhaps, but a quick trick to see if the sprocket is where it should be is to put the bike on the centre stand and spin the rear wheel backwards. The sprocket teeth should be sitting bang in the middle of the chain plates. If there's visible rubbing/chafing  on one side of the sprocket the wheel needs realigning pronto. If the sprocket is fine but the wheels are not in line then wheel offset needs to be queried or something more serious.   
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Reply #12 on: March 11, 2010, 07:23:26 pm
I am going to put the centre stand on bricks, and run it in 1st gear. Any wobble should be obvious.