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[papasmurf]

Personally I suspect a spacer in the wrong place.

[Chris [Stockport]]

Did you take into account when checking alignment to see if the front tyre is narrower than the back one? You'd need to check both sides / use a spacer. Hope this isn't a red herring. Good luck, Chis

[2cvandy]

Hi Andy, correct wheel alignment doesn't just mean the wheels are parallel, the centre line of each wheel should be the same, so if the front tyre is narrower than the rear the difference should be the same on each side.

[AndyMc]

Hi 2CV. I agree that this is the general idea but will only work if you can get the front wheel dead straight. Using the string method takes into account the different tyre sizes when you ensure that there is the same gap between the rear of the front tyre and the string on both sides. If the offset is wrong in the rear then the rear wheel will still align with the front but be misaligned with reference to the frame and the front wheel wont be straight (if that makes sense).
Re the spacers, there are only 2 removable ones and they don't fit anywhere else. The only other possible place to have one which would keep the wheel away from the RHS swing arm would be within the cush drive housing against the small hollow spindle but that would not move the centre of the wheel to the left, it would only push the RHS swing arm out.the only way to move the centre of the wheel to the left in this case would be to machine 10mm of the long spacer, i would then have to find a way to add 10mm to the sprocket side. I think an incorrect offset is more likely than a spacer that is too long. Anyway im off to the bike shop tomorrow but can feel the tug on my wallet already

[vince]

Hi, wheel should be central to the hub flange. If the tyre is rubbing have you checked to see if the subframe is correctly aligned? I worked on one recently and it was miles out. Vince.

[AndyMc]

Well, the bike shop has now confirmed the diagnosis of the wrong offset. They have a wheel specialist coming in next week so i will pass it to him to do the adjustment. It will cost about the same as a used wheel from our hosts or a new one from India, but i could be in he same position again if it has the same issue. I wonder if the Bullet has a different offset than the classic?

[zonggong]

I had a problem similar to what you describe on my 2015 B5, however it wasn't so bad that the wheel rubbed. The dealer had it for 6 weeks and eventually put a new swing arm on the bike. Seems to run OK now. Type wear seems to be OK too. I don't think the wheel had any offset.

[AndyMc]

Update....wheel into the wheelman. There is already a considerable l&k e offset but he has moved it over by 10mm. The wheel is back on and all seems to be ok. Out for a test ride tomorrow so fingers crossed. All done in an afternoon for 35quid so if anyone needs wheel work let me know and I'll pass you his details.. think my winter job will now include powder coating frame, wheels and stainless spokes.

[ric]

Probably mentioned it on here before, but the offset on both the wheels on my B5 was wrong. To compound things one rim sat to the left and the other to the right of centre!

The rear one is difficult to spot but when the front tyre visibly sits off centre between the front forks, how do simple things like that ever manage get through the factory quality control department or by the dealers 'expert' eye for that matter?