Hi all, I just had a new Battlax fitted to my front wheel on my XT660X.
The idiots at the tyre shop nicked a hole in the inner tube and cosequently on my drive home from the shop the tyre went flat. I took it back, they put a new inner tube in that has stayed ok.
Since then when I drive at low speeds, on cornering, the handlebars sometimes need to be "yanked" round to get the wheel to move in another direction, almost as if the tyre was glued to the spot.
A knowledgable friend said that in letting the tyre go flat, the sidewalls have been damaged and that's why it doesn't corner well, he also suggested it may be that they overtightened the axle.
Is there any other reason that this may have happened, or do you guys think I should go straight back to the tyre shop (good luck with that, I hear you say!)
TIA.

maybe tight steering head bearings..



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Assuming you had no issues with the steering/tracking etc before the new tyre was fitted etc...

Go back and ask the question....

Thanks guys, I wondered about head bearings, but they weren't tight before tyre fitted (or at least, this problem didn't exist then).
I was looking for some possible confirmation, in case they say not their problem.
Pretenz, my other bike is a Harley!

Going to check torque settings on axle and pinch bolts first, see if anything awry there. Will let you know.

Manual says that there is a torque setting for axle nut but there is no nut, just an internal hexagonal hole, both sides.
I can see the pinch bolts easily, but how do I check torque on the axle "bolt" and which side?
TIA

Hi when I changed from the stock metzlers to tkc80's on the front tyre I had and still have the same problem, low speed mini roundabouts are particularly tricky. It seems that the tread pattern grips the road, I also found the bike tended to hold a straight line more than the previouse tyres. Its just the design of the tyre.

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