Handlebar out of alignment? Help?
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Handlebar out of alignment? Help?
So I have had my F1 for about 7 months now and I've been trying to get around to why this is happening for some time now. When I am riding down the road, if I want the bike to go straight, the handlebars are pointed slightly to the left. If I let my hands off the handlebars, the bike goes to the left. I will try to post pics this weekend, anyone know the cause of this? I do not know the full history of the bike, because I do not have the title (I live in NH and you don't need one). So for all I know, It could have been crashed... Thanks for looking
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From: Port Coquitlam, BC
If the frame isn't bent... a lot of times if you loosen the pinch bolts on the triple trees and the axle bolts and then tighten them back up things will go back into alignment.
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When the bike got dropped did a bar end hit the ground? If the bar ends have scratches on them chances are the the handle bar is bent. Its easy to tell, at steering lock if your finger is getting pinched its bent. I bent one in 1988 when I lowsided in the foothills close to Deadmans Flats.
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I have the exact same problem on my bike. Had a friend look at it, and he things that things got pushed out of the alignment when the bike was dropped by a previous owner. Same suggestion as above, loosen the bolts, have a buddy hold the wheel while you crank on the bars, and it should straighten out. I haven't had a chance to try it yet, but he had the same problem on a different bike and said it worked wonders.
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I have had the same problem. There is a nice how-to wheel alignment thread if you search for it. Try to align the wheels and line it up with the handlebars, should straighten out. Can twist the handlebars if you loosen the bolts like you would on a bicycle as well.
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