I had my first flat (nail through rear tire) a couple weeks ago. I was in the middle of a 6 lane highway so I carefully rode the bike over (on the now completely flat tire) to the sidewalk to get it out of traffic. Had my local shop inspect the tire, put in a new tube, and re-balance. The tire checked out OK, no visible damage, but the wheel weights that were on it were in the wrong spot. I take the wheel home and reinstall. I was able to get the wheel off and back on without loosening the tensioners and everything installed exactly the same way it looked before I took it off. Alignment marks match and are even on both sides.
With all this said, the bike feels different now. The best way I can describe it is that the rear seems to have a slight wobbly feel to it at slow speeds and especially if I start weaving it back and forth in the lane. I'm not riding it until I get it figured out, because it doesn't feel safe...
Wheel bearings seem good, there is a slight amount of play in the swingarm, but not anything I wouldn't consider normal. When I spin the wheel it looks to spin true. Does anyone know what could cause this feeling? Did I do some internal damage to the tire when I rolled on it, or could the replacing of the wheel weights make me feel this? Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks!