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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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my front tire on my left side wears down way faster than the right....was wondering if the forks are bent in some way or they need to be aligned or what....need the advice of the bike tech gods
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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It because we are in the northern hemisphere.
In the southern hemisphere, the right side wears quicker.
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by fresh
my front tire on my left side wears down way faster than the right....was wondering if the forks are bent in some way or they need to be aligned or what....need the advice of the bike tech gods
but seriously.... not sure, but it definitely sounds like something is tweaked up front.

Has the bike been crashed?
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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ahahah real funny but seriously the left side is bald the right side has tread
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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ya it is a lil outta line i will keep the front end straight and the tire will be lil to the other side
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by fresh
ahahah real funny but seriously the left side is bald the right side has tread
have you been hittin the clovers a little more than normal

Does the bike handle properly?
Does it tend to pull or favor one side over the other?
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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yea them clovers are the shit....actually im out here in arizona on ft.huachuca just tryin to get things figured out so when i get home i can get it fixed....but ya it pulls and sometimes if i let go of the whole damn thing the whole front will go nuts like a vibration goes through it and the damn thing goes from left to right really quick
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i always wear the left more than the right. but mine is front and back since i like left turns and not so much rights.
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i can understand a lil more wear on one side than the other but this is like night and day so is it just cause i need to re align the front or the forks shot
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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pull the forks and get them looked at before you do anything else

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