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I'm interested in buying a neighbors DYna low rider. It has lots of chrome and a stage 1 kit. 2000 year model. Very nice bike for a very reasonable price.
One caveat, when tracking staight (riding) the bars have a very slight right hand favored twist (maybe 1/8-1/4 inch) Just enough to notice. I can't determine if the forks have a slight twist to the left or if the bars are slightly bent to the right. We attempted to loosen the fork trees, both top and bottom and straighten the wheel to square things up, but I didn't loosen the fender. Which I think held things more aligned to being incorrect. I'm not sure what's ascew, but it makes me pause on the purchase. Headlight (by just looking at it) appears to be pointing slightly to the right.
I was going to loosen one side (both trees) at a time and attempt to rotate the top fork tubes 360' to check for trueness.
If that checks fine I'll loosen everything again including the fender and the bar mounts and attempt to staighten. I need to check the bars to determine if they are bent.
Any ideas??? Should I run from it and look elsewhere? Your opinions would be highly appreciated.
thanks Eric
I'm interested in buying a neighbors DYna low rider. It has lots of chrome and a stage 1 kit. 2000 year model. Very nice bike for a very reasonable price.
One caveat, when tracking staight (riding) the bars have a very slight right hand favored twist (maybe 1/8-1/4 inch) Just enough to notice. I can't determine if the forks have a slight twist to the left or if the bars are slightly bent to the right. We attempted to loosen the fork trees, both top and bottom and straighten the wheel to square things up, but I didn't loosen the fender. Which I think held things more aligned to being incorrect. I'm not sure what's ascew, but it makes me pause on the purchase. Headlight (by just looking at it) appears to be pointing slightly to the right.
I was going to loosen one side (both trees) at a time and attempt to rotate the top fork tubes 360' to check for trueness.
If that checks fine I'll loosen everything again including the fender and the bar mounts and attempt to staighten. I need to check the bars to determine if they are bent.
Any ideas??? Should I run from it and look elsewhere? Your opinions would be highly appreciated.
thanks Eric
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