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Re: Front-End Alignment? [Re: roadworthy]
      #571131 - 08/15/12 09:54 AM

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it's all in the road






This is a really good point... Get in the left lane of a divided highway and see if it pulls left

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Re: Front-End Alignment? [Re: bennybmn]
      #571390 - 08/17/12 08:42 PM

Hey guys. Sorry been extremely busy with work.

I had already tried riding on the left hand side of a divided highway due to the slight crowning of the roads around here. It still pulled to the right.

I loosened the lower triple tree bolts as well as the fender support bracket bolts. When I got the second triple tree bolt loose I would swear I heard/felt a "give" to the fork. I then pogoed the front suspension against a wall, as Benny said.

Then, without allowing the bike to tilt, I raised my stand just enough to hold the bike in an upright position and retighted all bolts and went for a ride.

It helped - quite a bit. It's not perfect, but I can steer by leaning rather than having to sit with a cheek in the breeze. Still a very slight right hand drift, but not nearly as bad as before.

Perhaps if I loosened both the top and bottom bolts and did it again? Or maybe the rear wheel is very slightly cocked, as careful as I was with the adjusters? Either way, it is much better than before and I thank you all for your advise and help.

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