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New Tires - Spark Plug Change Interval
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<blockquote data-quote="doc68" data-source="post: 1233307" data-attributes="member: 28443"><p>At the risk of this having been covered before, I'll bring it up. I just had new tires installed on my 2013 FJR. The bike has 26K mi. on it. I had Bridgestone Battalax tires installed and when i rode it away from the dealership, I had a slight front end shimmy which is most evident when letting off the throttle at about 40-45 mph. The mechanic assured me that the wheels were balanced correctly. One of the staff members indicated that the shimmy might be due to all of the "nubs" on the front tire left from the manufacturing process. I can't really believe that could be a factor but maybe. It has more of the "nubs" than I've ever seen on a tire before. Anyway, the dealership owner has ordered new tires and we'll see. What are the thoughts on the "nubs" causing the shimmy? I've had three sets of tires installed before and it always rode rock solid.</p><p></p><p>Another issue. The manual indicates that plugs are to be changed every 7K mi. Talked with the dealer and he indicated otherwise. I suppose it's a good idea at maybe double that but changing them is a pain. Thoughts on this? A question similar to this was brought up in Cycle World or Motorccyclist and the advise was to follow the manual.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doc68, post: 1233307, member: 28443"] At the risk of this having been covered before, I'll bring it up. I just had new tires installed on my 2013 FJR. The bike has 26K mi. on it. I had Bridgestone Battalax tires installed and when i rode it away from the dealership, I had a slight front end shimmy which is most evident when letting off the throttle at about 40-45 mph. The mechanic assured me that the wheels were balanced correctly. One of the staff members indicated that the shimmy might be due to all of the "nubs" on the front tire left from the manufacturing process. I can't really believe that could be a factor but maybe. It has more of the "nubs" than I've ever seen on a tire before. Anyway, the dealership owner has ordered new tires and we'll see. What are the thoughts on the "nubs" causing the shimmy? I've had three sets of tires installed before and it always rode rock solid. Another issue. The manual indicates that plugs are to be changed every 7K mi. Talked with the dealer and he indicated otherwise. I suppose it's a good idea at maybe double that but changing them is a pain. Thoughts on this? A question similar to this was brought up in Cycle World or Motorccyclist and the advise was to follow the manual. [/QUOTE]
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