No Idea

[Guest Zill]

A couple of weeks ago I bought a set of new Avon tires and changed them myself paying close attention to the directional arrows after a week of riding I checked the air pressure and while checking the front tire I noticed that the front rim had a direction arrow which of course is mounted the wrong direction. I had no idea that the rim was directional or why it is, can anyone tell me the reason for this?

[Steve S]

I dont have a clue as to why the rim is directional, but I ran mine for 19K miles with it running backwards. I noticed it when I went to have the tire changed the last time. The service man said it wasn't a big deal, but they always made sure it was running the right direction. (Another dealer had mounted the tire)(Maybe that is why they went out of business?)

[GeorgeS]

This has something to do with " Murphy's Law "

 

All Mechanics are aware of this Law, its taught in basic Mechanic's School.

 

However, " Back Yard " mechanic's are doomed to suffer from this condition.

 

This is why Mechanics can get away with charging customers Inflated Hourly

labor rates. !!!

 

Something like that !!

 

Ride On !!!!

[Guest Zill]

Thanks for the replies, I think I will just wait till I need to take off the tire to fix my mess up.

[r12guy]

I caught it on mine after the dealer changed mine, and at first they told me it wasnt a big deal and that the arrow was on there for another bike...... two minutes later they told me to bring it in and it would be fixed..... Does it matter? is there another bike that uses that same wheel that it does matter on, I dont know... but one thing i do know its on there and on there for a reason so i would change it to the right way. all the ones from Yamaha on the dealers show roon floor had the wheel and tires mounted in the right direction.

[V7Goose]

I don't know this for a fact, but I believe it is to make sure you put it back with the original rotors and brake pads matched up instead of swapped. This ensures best continued braking efficiency as the pads don't have to re-wear in to match whatever surface grooves and ridges might be in the different rotor.

Goose