Wheel alignment

[mikey]

As you all know my Z suffered a rear end smack couple weeks ago, heard of many methods to check wheel alignment but what is the best way, apart from tearing the whole thing to bits and having the frame checked.

[tlc]

Long bit of timber or 4 x 2 box section steel raised off the floor a little and pushed up against the bead of the rear tyre.

You can then see how it lines up against the front wheel with the bars straight !

Not very scientific but surprisingly quite accurate.

[Pasc]

Same method as above but get yourself down to your local B&Q or homebase and buy a couple of lenghts of extruded aluminium ( sort of thing used for runners on sliding wardrobe doors) these should be dead straight when you buy them and will stay straight if stored carefully out of harms way for the next time some nob knocks you off.

[mikey]

Ok cheers guys thanks.

[Rich]

You really want one piece down each side Mikey then you can measure without disturbing the steering. Have the bike vertical and check the wheels are both vertical as well, plumb line or a long spirit level will suffice.

[mikey]

Thanks for that rich hoping to get to it tomorrow, tailift chris dropped in today for a cup of tea and took some photos of the damage which hes posting tonight.

[Pigford]

Mikey....

tailift chris dropped in today for a cup of tea and took some photos

WOT NO BISCUITS.....

[mikey]

offered him a biscuit but said he heard you were in the area mark and better not in case you way layed him on the way home

[Geoff Meager]

TLC is right ... but while you have the lengths of straight material in line with the wheels ... put a length of tubing in the top yoke With a plum line on each end .... and take a front & rear view of the bike on a level surface

Any serious problem will stand out like sore thumb

Then it will have to be sorted