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Old 06-18-2008, 01:12 PM   #1
IndyKTM
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Any help with aligning the front end?

I had bad fork seals, so it was cheaper to buy a newer set of forks with about 5000 miles on them then to have the seals replaced through a shop. Done it a dozen times on my dirt bike. All went well but when I ride the bike now it pulls to the left. The forks are in great shape with new oil and proper amout of it. On my KTM I would just loosen up the triple bolts and it would straighten out on it's own, but that has not worked with the GZ. Granted my KTM has USD forks but I would assume the conventionals need to be rock soild like my others so what to do?

When going about 40mph you should be able to let go of the bars and the bike should glide straight, but the bike leans to the left like there is a 30lb weight hanging from the peg(I do not recommend doig this, but I am a very well rounded motorcycle rider and this is my favorite way to get a feel for the handling on a bike once adjustments have been made to the front end). Let's just say, when I bought the bike it was perfectly balanced. Now it leans to the left.

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