Hello. On my 11 Stryker, I just had both front and rear tires replaced, as well as the rear brakes approximatley 2 weeks ago. My bike has 9,500 miles on it now. Ever since the replacements, the front tire has been "hopping"... upon several trips into the local Yamaha dealership, they replaced the front tire with a Metzler. The hopping has gotten worse exponentially. after another couple of trips in, the last thing was "you should call Yamaha yourself and ask them what this could be". they have helped me as much as they can, checking both the front tire and the back tire for any type of off balancing, misalignment, even the wheel bearings and o-rings. Tonight I applied the front brake tightly, and pumped the forks repeatedly. this has helped reduce the hopping somewhat, but I do not know what else to check. The Yamaha people told me it couldn't be the shocks yet... but now I am not so sure. I would be appreciative of any other ideas that anyone has!!! Thank you!!!
Thank you. I will take it to another Yamaha dealership and ask them to remove the front wheel and check the rim, bead, and see if it is balanced properly as well as if there are any flat spots on the rim. Hope you have a great night!
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