R6 hard time pushing and pulling after tire change

As long as you keep the oil level up, you really don't have to do any engine maintenence. But eventually it'll cause problems. As for the tires I would deffinetly change those. You can only imagine what would happen if you cranked into it at about 100 mph and either tire blew out.

The easiest way to troubleshoot it would be to jack up the front end and put jack stands under the front axle. Have a friend grab one of the front tires and wiggle pretty hard. (Make sure steering wheel is locked). To check the ball joints have them push/pull on the top and bottom of the tire and see if there is any movement between the spindle and ball joint. If not, check the tie rods next. (have them push in on one side of the tire, pull out on the other, not top and bottom this time). While they are doing this, lay under it the tie rod ends. If there is no movement (slop), check the drag link for play. If those check out, look at where the drag link mounts to the pitman arm on the steering box to see if the top link is shot or if the pitman arm is bad.

If all of this checks out ok, have your front tires checked. Tires that are out of balance can wobble pretty good as well.

go to Autozone but can of Sea foam $10 pour in 1/3 can to 2 gal fuel.. clean fuel filter or just buy a new one, your choice, empty out fuel filter and fill it up with some see foam and if you have trouble getting it started..well push start the damn thing, and if it starts and is running like ****... just do whatever it takes to keep it running and ride an ride hard at times if you have to and see if this stuff will clean out you fuel injector carbs or whatever..it worked with my bike afyer 11 miles. feedback appreciated!

I don't know what type or brand travel trailer you have but I would have the axle/axles checked to see if they may have shifted on the leaf springs causing the trailer to push to one side or another. Basically have the axle alignment checked on the trailer. Also check the spring shackles and bushings for damage and rot. And check the trailer brakes if equipped for dragging on one side more than the other.

you may have fouled your spark plugs, the fun part is changing them you'll need to pull the tank, and air box. if you need more help let me know
Mark
C.C. Motorsports

changing tires will help some but if your tread isnt worn enough to justify the cost wouldnt be worth it. depending on your mileage it may be time for shocks/struts. 50,000 is a good time to start checking into shocks.

you can test shocks by doing the following:

the easiest test i know is to push down on front (or rear) of the car, keep pushing until you get it bouncing then let go. if the car has good shocks it will bounce only once after you let go. look under the car at the shocks, if there is oil leaking from the shocks, they are bad.

tire pressure reset: turn the ignition to the "on" position. pull the head light switch out until you here the first click then push it back in. pull it out and push it in. and pull it out and push it in giving you a total of 3 times push and pull. this should reset the pressure light if done correctly

Pull off the Big Wheels and see if you have Hair Wrapped around the Axel part of the wheel, sometimes when I used to have a manual wheelchair hair would wrap around it. If not, then it really could be your tires, especially if they have treads on them, you might have warn down the treads making it harder to push, so check both, if your treads are low, then you need new tires, you can either call the person who helped you get the chair, like a wheelchair Specialist or even try your local bike shop, I've gotten tires from them before, they aren't as good as the ones I get from my Wheelchair Specialist - Hudson Home Health Care, but they at the time were better than nothing.