Hi guys, another issue with my Fireblade....
When I take my hands off the bars, she pulls quite strongly to the right at any speed.
When I first got the bike it would wobble as well as pull, but a new tire fixed the wobble.
It's quite annoying but also can't be good, the only thing holding it in a straight line is my hands.
The previous owner claimed it was dropped from a stand still, I'm worried it could be something to do with that...

 

Could be the forks got twisted in the yokes.

 

They look alright to me. Is there a way to test for twists or bends?

 

Loosen the lower triple-tree fork clamps.
Get on the bike. Straighten the bars to perpendicular.

Have a buddy check the front tire, is it straight to the axis of the bike?
If not, have him grab the tire and twist the bars.

Check if that corrects it. If not adjust again.
When it is lined up, grab the front brakes and pump the forks.
Re-check alignment, if it looks good, tighten the lower clamps.

Take it for a spin and see if that corrected it.
If not, your rear tire may be out of plane.

Google "rear-wheel alignment, string method" for all the skinny
on that technique.

Hope this helps, Ern

 

Thanks for the explanation Ern.

 

Thank you so much Ern, that's really awesome. I'll hopefully get it fixed on Tuesday during my day off

 

check rear wheel alignment as well

 

^^^^^ +1

 

"check rear wheel alignment as well"

re...
"Take it for a spin and see if that corrected it.
If not, your rear tire may be out of plane."

I did point out that as a possibility...

Ern

 

i had the same problem and did as ern said long bfore i seen this site and it corrected it...usefull info ern...tulsa huh?im in bartlesville..im in ttown every other day pounding streets with my brite yellow 900rr..maybe ill catch u around down there sometime ern