Is that normal?

[derf]

Is it possible that the rear tire is cocked to the side? I had the same feeling a while back on my ninja 500, turned out I adjusted the chain, and cocked the wheel to the side. The bike felt like it was on ice while I was going straight. A while later I had a very similar issue when I dropped the bike and the forks twisted in the triple trees.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

what do you mean "cocked to the side"? like the tire isnt set on the wheel or the axle is cock-eyed? that sounds like a very dangerous situation.

[derf]

Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

what do you mean "cocked to the side"? like the tire isnt set on the wheel or the axle is cock-eyed? that sounds like a very dangerous situation.

Like the rear tire is not aligned straight. When I first started riding nobody really showed me how to adjust my chain length on my own, so after some reading I tackled the job myself, but I skipped the part where it said to do both sides of the swingarm to keep the wheel straight. After adjusting it a few times the wheel was so crooked in the swingarm that it cause major handling problems.

As for the front wheel, the ex500 ninja has a tendancy when dropped to twist the front forks in the triple trees, causes the rider to want to fight with the bike to keep it going straight