Okay, the handlebars are crooked. After removing the front suspension showa forks, replacing the fork fluid and placing the front fork suspension back into the triple clamps the handlebars are crooked.
Placed a plastic lid under the front tire.
Loosened the steering stem nut, lower triple tree, caliper bolts, bunch bolts and axle. Put the front on a triple tree front stand and lifted and lowered about 5 times to pump and reset the front suspension rather than pushing down on the triple clamp.
hand tightened the steering stem bolt careful not to misalign the handlebars or forks. Then upper triple clamp, axle, pinch bolts and brake test following caliper bolts.
Seems the left front fork slips when tightening down and twists enough to place the handlebars crooked just a few degrees to the right.
What am I doing wrong here? I’ve not been able to get an answer from a local shop. Please, I wouldn’t ride a bicycle with crooked handlebars not sure why the left fork is slipping when tightening the lower triple tree clamp.