bennybmn
Should be Riding
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 12689
Loc: Long Island, NY
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Quote:
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
-------------------- Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
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Knoxville
Member
Reged: 03/28/09
Posts: 53
Loc: Tennessee
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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.
-------------------- Live in the sunshine, drink the wild air... - Emerson
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