Bent front rim......
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Rojo
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Has anyone ever attempted to straighten a bent wheel? | Gen 2 Busa Information
Hey guys, First off this isn't for my busa, it's my gsxr wheel that has a very slightly bent lip, but same type of wheel. I ask here because this forum is full of people willing to help. On the other forums you dont get help like you do here ! Anyway it's the usual type of bent lip from...
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I hear a tv show? and some metal on metal ‘ringing’ sound. Is that what you mean? I’d remove the calipers and see what’s what. The on/off scraping sound doesn’t necessarily point to a bent rim. And that sound would mean the rim is out of round, not bent like you hit a pot hole or something.
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Forged Magnesium Wheels | Gen 2 Busa Information
There are a variety of manufacturers that make Forged Aluminum and Magnesium Wheels. Which ones off the most weight savings from the stock wheels? I cannot find stock wheel weight for an 08 busa anywhere!!! I found that so far my search has yielded the following info for 17"x3.5" front and...
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Ked0607
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The rim is bent if you look closely.
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You'd know if you hit something hard enough to bend a rim. I've seen footage on Youtube about Suzuki testing the Gen 3 on a punishing road course and the pot holes they hit didn't bend the rims. A slightly warped rotor? Maybe, but that sounds normal to me. All 4 pistons in the calipers don't all retract exactly the same amount. So you will get a slight amount of dragging on the rotors. If you're still not convinced take the wheel off and take it to a shop. Have them but it on a bllancer. If it is bent it'll need a crazy amount of weight the balance.
I have seen several sportbike wheels bent over the years.
I've had a couple flat spots on my wheels on different bikes too, with no indication of when on the ride that it happened.
It will still balance fine as well.
See if there are any bike shops close to you that do chrome wheel swaps, or you may be able to buy an oem wheel(trade-in, still black)from one that does that online, and there should be a couple shops in Myrtle Beach SC that do that.
You may find a decenf price that way.
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When the bike sits, there is still fluid pressure in the brakes even if the brake lever is at rest. The fluid pressure in the brakes presses the caliper pistons out and the pads lightly touch the rotors. Both of my bikes did this. Roll the bike across the garage floor and the rotors squeal intermittently. That's just a high spot on the rotor, it's not necessarily warped. When you ride the bike, this contact between the rotors and the pads happens many times per second and that is what pushes the pads away from the rotors. ...so it's likely that this noise you are hearing is only happening when the bike sits and that is normal. Take the bike for a ride and see if it still makes the noise after you get back. If it does make the noise immediately after riding, feel if the rotor is hot. If the rotor is hot, you might have a warped rotor but I doubt the wheel is bent.
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The wheel is spinning quite freely. The pads are just kissing the rotors because the bike has been sitting a while. Ride it and I think the noise will go away. Another thing you could do to test this is take a thin piece of wood or plastic and carefully pry the pads away from the rotor. I wouldn't suggest using a great deal of force, light steady pressure and the pistons will slowly retract into the caliper. I would not use anything metal to pry, that could damage the pads. If you pry the pads away and the noise disappears, it's just the normal thing brakes do when the bike is not in use.
If you don't have a dial-indicator, use a piece of metal coat hanger, bend it around something solid, or pinch it under a caliper bolt.
Push the tip of the metal to the edge of the wheel, where a rim strip sticker would go, and spin the wheel.
You obviously can't measure this way, but your eyes and ears will tell you for sure if the wheel is bent, as the metal coat hanger wire tip will contact any high spots, indicating where the bend is.
Brake pad drag is normal on everything that has brakes
Push the tip of the metal to the edge of the wheel, where a rim strip sticker would go, and spin the wheel.
You obviously can't measure this way, but your eyes and ears will tell you for sure if the wheel is bent, as the metal coat hanger wire tip will contact any high spots, indicating where the bend is.
Brake pad drag is normal on everything that has brakes
Ked0607
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There's a bend in the rim brakes are not the concern here
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Oh you can see the bend on the posted video if you watch it close enough. Past 65 mph it's not to bad but 20-55 it's not pleasant
Well apparently no one can see what you can. Maybe try another vid?
Ked0607
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best if you look at the area at the top by the brake line. shows better there.
This is Brian Hucke. At one point on the 2005, I installed the limited edition wheel. Black with a silver lip. Somewhere along the line, I bent the wheels. Probably on one get off or another. I found this out during a tire replacement. Brian is an Acu-Tru wheel guy. Ph. 937-657-4858
He straightened out the wheels and repainted them just like brand new. Give him a call, and if you're interested in working with the guy, he'll make sure you're taken care of.
He straightened out the wheels and repainted them just like brand new. Give him a call, and if you're interested in working with the guy, he'll make sure you're taken care of.
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