Help!!!!!!! frontend alignment
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Help!!!!!!! frontend alignment
i had to laydown my bike to miss a taxi (ride'in in istanbul is crazy) and slid into him when i picked up the bike i now see when the front wheel is straight the bars are not. the handle bars are bent but the front end is also out of align how do i adjust it i looked at my manual but it is not covered and livin in Turkey doesn't give me alot of service choices!! plus i would like to do this stuff myself ( with your help ofcourse) i ride a 2000 flstc with a stock frontend
Thanks in advance
Haramihobo
Thanks in advance
Haramihobo
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RE: Help!!!!!!! frontend alignment
There's nothing to be aligned, and nothing that can become out of alignment. However, there's lots of things that can be bent. Usually requires replacement.
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RE: Help!!!!!!! frontend alignment
You can loosten the pinch bolts on the tripple trees and give the handlebars a few shakes. Sometimes when you lay it down the fork tubes twist a little in the trees. If nothing is bent you will probably be able to align things by loostening those pinch bolts. Also, it's possibe that the risers got a little misaligned. Loosten the two riser bolts and realign the bars.
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RE: Help!!!!!!! frontend alignment
I've been down that road myself. I let a friend take a ride and when she hit the pavement at about 45 MPH, my fork tubes twisted in the trees. I thought they were bent, but I licked out.
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RE: Help!!!!!!! frontend alignment
Ä° was only doin about 10 so i don't really think anything is bent (rely'in on a little biker karma) we will see tomarrow
Thanks again
P.S did you really lickout[sm=lildevil.gif]
Thanks again
P.S did you really lickout[sm=lildevil.gif]
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RE: Help!!!!!!! frontend alignment
No, I didn't get much licken in that day. To many people in the emergency room. I "lucked out" with the bike, but the lady riding my bike didn't fare as well.
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