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Old May 22, 2013 | 12:17 PM
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Where in Ark are you located? If you are close to West Memphis I will help you adjust if you want help.
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 12:37 PM
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Maybe this will help some...
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 08:37 PM
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Thanks for the help everyone. It turns out the problem was the front tank bolt .. I will still set the steering head bearings though . Just to be save
 
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Old May 23, 2013 | 11:17 PM
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Glad you found it and it was a minor fix!
 
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Old Jul 9, 2013 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by flyin1200
I had the same problem on my Switchback. And I was told the same thing about steering head adjustment: it is NOT covered by warranty as it is normal maintenance.

Get the bike in the air, loosen lower pinch bolts then the stem nut. Adjust the star nut per your preference. Tighten stem nut, the torque pinch bolts.
"Tighten stem nu" - Is it enough to tighten or do you need to torque it exact? Maybe details but since you wrote torque pinch bolts I was thinking, I have heard it before: "Just get it tight".
 
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Torque to spec, always the safest rule of thumb. Good enough don't cut it on a motorcycle.
 
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