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Last year I found that the adventure was not handling properly, bmw said it was mt tyre pressure, I was not happy as I could feel the problem was not solved. Please take into account the bike has never been on the dirt road. Again took the bike in yesterday and they tell me the whole yolk needs to be replaced because of wear and tear. The bike has 17000 km on the clock, is this possible.
There is no solution, they have you by the short and curlies and you have no recourse. I would be as you are extremely pissed off and yes it is possible, because they did not fix the problem when you brought it in to be fixed. I, myself, and me would be looking for somewhere else to get my bike fixed, because they have proven that they are incompetent.
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use correct metric socket, 3/8 drive, 3/8 breaker bar and try to loosen. if not working add a piece of pipe to the handle of the breaker bar about 18in to 24 in long, this will give you more leverage. Steady firm pressure on handle. Had this same problem with an oil drain plug last week.
You will get better handling and better tread wear if you run a higher pressure. 35-36 PSI works good. You are also dealing with a shaft drive . They can be pretty hard on there wheel bearings. The final drive bearings should be alright but I would replace any other bearings on the front and rear wheels. Worn wheel bearings can make the bike feel loose or like the tire pressure is too low.
If you run low tire pressure you can get cupping on the sides of the tires. Tire pressure needs to be checked regularly and kept at the recommended pressure or above. Another cause of tire cupping can be bad or loose steering head bearings. Loose bearings will cause the wheel to wobble when decelerating just like low tire pressure. It can sometimes be detected just by turning the handle bar from side to side. If it feels like the steering wants to lock in the driving straight position or you feel ripples or bumps while you turn the bar from side to side you need new steering head bearings and races.
There can be many reasons , so you will need to check down the list until the problem is solved.
Worn tyres
incorrect tyre pressure
buckled wheels
worn wheel bearings
worn\loose steering head bearings
loose axle nut
worn swing arm bearings
bent disc rotors
front suspension damping too soft,
loose handle bars
bent forks or frame
hi,general rule of thumb for most big road bikes is 34psi rear and 32psi front,generally if pressures are to low the outside edges will wear and it will handle like an old horse and cart,if the pressures are to high,the centres of the tyres will wear really bad,and it will feel very skittery on the road due to the low contact area...hope this helps...cheers ian
Could be a few things I would recomend checking all the head bearings really good, it also could be a busted cord in the front tire. When this happens it usually causes a vibration at higher speeds
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