Tight front wheel

dnpicardy · Post by **dnpicardy** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:55 am

My front wheel has been tightening up on me. This morning I could hardly rotate it with my hands. Brakes? Afraid it might lock up on me so can't ride until I figure it out. Anyone else had this problem?

gt1000 · Post by **gt1000** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:43 pm

I have not had this problem but I'd suspect either the brakes (calipers need adjustment or rotor is seriously out of whack) or, less likely, a bearing issue of some sort. How many miles on the scoot? Did the problem come out of nowhere or has it gotten progressively worse?

dnpicardy · Post by **dnpicardy** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:42 pm

Only about 1100 miles on the scoot. The problem has been developing over three weeks I'd say.

vitaminC · Post by **vitaminC** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:48 pm

Why not just give Barry a call? I'm sure he'd be happy to help out (though of course they're closed today). When I bought the Buddy he was pretty keen to have someone try out the roadside assistance, so perhaps this is a perfect opportunity...

gt1000 · Post by **gt1000** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:03 pm

vitaminC wrote:Why not just give Barry a call? I'm sure he'd be happy to help out (though of course they're closed today). When I bought the Buddy he was pretty keen to have someone try out the roadside assistance, so perhaps this is a perfect opportunity...

A great idea! Definitely worth a shot.

With 1100 miles I'd guess the obvious culprit would be your calipers needing adjustment or a possible issue with the hydraulics. Bearings and rotors should wear much more slowly, although you never know when some sort of unexpected catastrophic failure might take place.