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Old 03-03-2010, 07:19 PM
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Here's the issue my bike is back together...And on my first ride today since its been reassembled.. i know notice she's pulling to the right....my handle bars, or the triple tree's is angled more on one side so my question is how do i adjust handle bars / triple tree's. So that my bike goes in a straight line,
and not pull right.....hope i made sense.
 
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Old 03-03-2010, 07:43 PM
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loosen the bolts, have a buddy hold the wheel straight with the bike, then you hold the bars straight with the bike, then tighten everything down..unless your talking lopsided, then you would kind do the same thing but level the forks
 

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Old 03-03-2010, 07:46 PM
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can you be more specific on what bolts to loosen....thks
 
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Old 03-03-2010, 08:04 PM
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lol, yeah, its the ones on the triples that hold the forks on, there r 2 on each side. heres some pics
 
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Old 03-04-2010, 12:10 AM
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Don't just go loosening bolts though. If you loosen all those bolts without supporting the frame you're in for a nasty surprise.
 
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^thank you!!! im so sorry i didnt say that, thats def extremely important
 
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Old 03-04-2010, 02:47 PM
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An easy way to not drop the bike is to loosen 3 of the 4 corners of the triples. Like, loosen both upper clamps and one lower clamp. This makes one side totally free, and then you can realign the forks, because the other side can pivot, without collapsing. Once it is nice and straight, you can tighten everything back up. If your bars are still crooked, then you can adjust them independently.
 
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Old 03-04-2010, 04:48 PM
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Check your right hand caliper to make sure it is not binding on the brake disc.
 
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Old 03-04-2010, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by vangill
^thank you!!! im so sorry i didnt say that, thats def extremely important
Haha. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way.
 
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Old 03-04-2010, 07:21 PM
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I figured it out today... thanks guys......again
 


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