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* Check axle alignment. Hard to do 100% properly without a pair of 8' straight-edges, but look at the axle alignment marks on the sides of the swingarm and/or sight down the rear wheel to see if it's in line with the front one. Not something that's easy to detect, and it'd probably suffice to just look at the axle adjustment marks on each side (look for hash marks on the swingarm, right near the axle.) There's a way to check axle alignment with 10-15' of string, but it's a little hard to explain. Fortunately, Motorcycle Online has published a pretty good article on how to do it. | * Check axle alignment. Hard to do 100% properly without a pair of 8' straight-edges, but look at the axle alignment marks on the sides of the swingarm and/or sight down the rear wheel to see if it's in line with the front one. Not something that's easy to detect, and it'd probably suffice to just look at the axle adjustment marks on each side (look for hash marks on the swingarm, right near the axle.) There's a way to check axle alignment with 10-15' of string, but it's a little hard to explain. Fortunately, Motorcycle Online has published a pretty good article on how to do it. | ||
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* Ask the owner if the bike has been serviced according the manufacturer's specifications, and, if so, for service receipts as verification. | * Ask the owner if the bike has been serviced according the manufacturer's specifications, and, if so, for service receipts as verification. | ||