Front wheel troubleshooting

[SgtBunny]

Ok, read some on the topic of wheel bearings and wheel wobble and want some opinions.

I noticed that when I made a left hand turn that I would hear some minor noise from the front tire but when I made a right hand turn that the noise not only was much louder but also had the dangerous side effect that the bike wobbled in the turn.

Any ideas?  I plan on pulling the front axle tomorrow to check the bearings.

[Valkflyer]

Sounds plenty dangerous, in your previous post you mentioned you have some concern over what you believe are 11.5 inch shocks, in particular the one on the right rear of the bike that appears to be leaking.   And on this post you're mentioning noise and wobble up front, “More so on right hand turns”. 

After ruling out bearings, axle, rotors, calipers and pads, I’d ask myself if the two issues are related in some way.

Consider this also……
If the previous owner dropped the rear 1.5 inches, did they make an adjustment to the front in order to compensate?  And if they did, how did they do it? Was it done in a proper manner?

[Ricky-D]

Hell, you can grab the front wheel with your hands and find if there's any wobble in the assembly.

It would definitely be noticeable if there were an affect on the ride and turning.

The noise is from the tire as you stated.

Why all of the sudden think it's in the front end?

Whether yo know it or not, the front tire does not wear evenly.  One side of the tire, the left side will always wear at a greater rate than the right side of the tire.  That means there will be a difference between turning left and turning right.

Trying to lay the blame on the bike geometry and mechanical problems with the front end is premature at the least.

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[Red Diamond]

Hell, you can grab the front wheel with your hands and find if there's any wobble in the assembly.

It would definitely be noticeable if there were an affect on the ride and turning.

The noise is from the tire as you stated.

Why all of the sudden think it's in the front end?

Whether yo know it or not, the front tire does not wear evenly.  One side of the tire, the left side will always wear at a greater rate than the right side of the tire.  That means there will be a difference between turning left and turning right.

Trying to lay the blame on the bike geometry and mechanical problems with the front end is premature at the least.

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OK, in January I purchase a set of the anodized alluminum wheel from Pinwall. These wheels were already fitted with Dunlop E3's, already worn, with about 7-8k on them. They groan to the left and groan to the right in turns. At about 30-35 MPH, if I take my hands off the bar, it starts to wobble back and forth. My I/S has 22k+ miles, I am not going to blame that wobble on anything else, because that bike was steady as a rock before I install those preworn tires. If it is groaning to either side, live with it or put on new tires.

[SgtBunny]

The sound aside.  The definite wobble from the bike when turning right scares the crap out of me.

As someone already mentioned, it may be in part due to the failed shock on the right rear.

I may go with 12" 440's just to bring up the rear end a bit and then see how it handles.