Hello Group,
Last night the bike got away from me on the street during a low
speed wheelie.
It launched from underneath stood erect enough to scrape/bust the
tail light and rear fender.
Next it came down on the right side bumping the throttle, rear
brake, a bit of the muffler and the engine case just below the oil
cap.
Now I have the handlebars & front end off about 15 degrees from
center and would appreciate some tips about realignment.
Also while not busted the rear brake isn't functioning it seems
loose like the right foot-peg is which was also bumped up.
Perhaps I should be looking for the maintenance manual about now but
I need to ride in the mean time.
Thanks in advance for your helpful responses.
JMT
8^)
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banged up front end & rear brake...
Hello Group,
Last night the bike got away from me on the street during a low
speed wheelie.
It launched from underneath stood erect enough to scrape/bust the
tail light and rear fender.
Next it came down on the right side bumping the throttle, rear
brake, a bit of the muffler and the engine case just below the oil
cap.
Now I have the handlebars & front end off about 15 degrees from
center and would appreciate some tips about realignment.
Also while not busted the rear brake isn't functioning it seems
loose like the right foot-peg is which was also bumped up.
Perhaps I should be looking for the maintenance manual about now but
I need to ride in the mean time.
Thanks in advance for your helpful responses.
JMT
8^)
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banged up front end & rear brake...
Hello Group,
Last night the bike got away from me on the street
during a low speed wheelie.
It launched from underneath stood erect enough to
scrape/bust the tail light and rear fender then it
came down on the right side bumping the throttle, rear
brake, a bit of the muffler and the engine case just
below the oil cap.
Now I have the handlebars & front end off about 15
degrees from center and would appreciate some tips
about realignment. Also while not busted the rear
brake isn t functioning it seems loose like the right
foot-peg is which was also bumped up.
Perhaps I should be looking for the maintenance manual
about now but I need to ride in the mean time.
Thanks in advance for your helpful responses.
JMT
8^)
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banged up front end & rear brake...
Put the bike up on a milk crate with the front end off the ground, loosen all triple clamp bolts (not so loose that the fork tubes drop), stand in front of the bike with the front wheel between your legs and use the handlebar to bring the wheel/bar into alignment. Once it's pretty good, tighten things up, take the bike down and check the view from the seat. If it's not perfect, loosen the bolts just a little again, stick the wheel against something immovable, and 'fine tune' the alignment with the handlebars. Torque all fasteners to spec and you're ready to ride. Go slow at first and make sure there's no other problems, like cracked triple clamps or bent fork tubes. Good luck! __Arden Kysely> Now I have the handlebars & front end off about 15 degrees from > center and would appreciate some tips about realignment.
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--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "s2mumford" wrote:
pistons> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., RM wrote: > > > > On Thu, 16 May 2002, jayhummm wrote: > > > > >Why bother filing the knobs off your tire? It's much easier to > lighten > > >your wheel by removing some spokes. Every third or fourth one > should do > > >it. (You don't really need all of them anyway.) > > > > I recommend having your brake rotors machined down to 1.5mm > thickness. > > You can use shims under the brake-pads to keep the caliper
mount> from > > popping out. You can also drill holes in your rims and rotors. > Drillium > > is the lightest metal known to man. > > > > RM > > You guys are all cracked out. > The best thing to do is buy the Inertial Suspension device and
You guys go to all this mechanical trouble when all you have to do is raise your butt up off the seat to cut down on the weight. Jim> it upside down so it counteracts gravity. > > Stu
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