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How freely should the front wheel spin when on a stand?
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I just replaced my clutch and brake levers and when I put the bike on a stand to check that the front wheel wasn't binding in the brake calipers I was surprised at how little free spin there was.

With a hard spin I think it may go an entire revolution if that. You can definitely hear the brake pads lightly rubbing on the rotors.

I assume that's normal?

I don't recall ever trying this before so I'm not sure when to start looking at cleaning the caliper pistons and checking the master cylinder. I have 26k miles on it now.
Found a video that has about the same about of drag as what I experienced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58WpeeG6xTc

I guess that's normal?
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How freely should the front wheel spin when on a stand? - by chync_imp - 03-25-2018, 07:42 AM

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