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Inner fairing touches tank when turned
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Inner fairing touches tank when turned
Hello, I was moving my bike in the garage today and noticed when I turn the handlebars as far as they will go to the right the inner fairing hits the front of the tank and there is a rough place in the paint. You do have to turn it a lot for it to hit but it does. The bike is 2 weeks old, is there an adjustment? Thanks
Tourer
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Hello, I was moving my bike in the garage today and noticed when I turn the handlebars as far as they will go to the right the inner fairing hits the front of the tank and there is a rough place in the paint. You do have to turn it a lot for it to hit but it does. The bike is 2 weeks old, is there an adjustment? Thanks
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Not normal at all. Take it back to the dealer if it's just two weeks old and get it fixed under warranty. There should be stops that prevent contact between the faring and the tank on full lock turns to the right or left. Some guys that do trick riding remove the stops to get just a little more radius, but that's not what we are talking about here.
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Here is a pic of the spot on the tank. The bike only has 100 miles on it so it will just get worse. It hits on both sides but the left is not as bad.
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Cruiser
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The rubber round{black} bumpers that are on the fork legs are not lined up. They slide up and down on the fork tube. You can move them.
I would get a new tank... go see the dealer.
I would get a new tank... go see the dealer.
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Something is really not right there, inner fairing shouldn't even come close to the tank. Take it back to dealer, I'd want a new tank and not a repainted one since the bike is brand new!