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Jul 1, 2009 | 09:00 AM

#11

johnnyx

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ALso, +50 on everything White Knight said.

Jul 1, 2009 | 10:10 AM

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chuckbear

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From: Orlando, FL

Definitely sounds like your steering head is over-tightened or bad bearings. More likely just overtightened.

Jul 4, 2009 | 12:52 PM

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sofla1984

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From: St Petersburg, FL

Just wanted to update you guys and thank you for the assistance. I got the service manual in and actually got outside and got acquainted with the bike. I started with the advice for checking the tire pressure and wham although it looked fine when I put the gage on it. the front tire pressure was about 11psi. Obviously the problem also the rear tire was about 13psi so I filled them up and wham the bike rode like a charm. I have since taken the bike half apart and feel much more comfortable with its mechanics. The clymer's manual I purchased walks you through everything in like baby steps.

So again, thanks for the advice!