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#320767 Dragoon (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 787 bent front end 1 Year, 6 Months ago   It appears that something in my front end is bent. It is not visible noticeable but it can be felt. I have bough a new triple tree for the bike. I am also searching for the front forks. So the question is, should i simply replace the triple tree and see if that fixes it or should i still try and buy forks? One last stupid question I see lots of fork assemblies for the V-star. I cant imagine they would work or would they?   Logged     Last Edit: 2010/11/06 11:39 By Dragoon. Reason: stupidity   Sig Pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 KB   The administrator has disabled public write access. #320810 ultrastar (User) Keep The Speedometer Side Up Platinum Boarder Posts: 2937 Re:bent front end 1 Year, 6 Months ago   Dragoon if you need to get new forks try hardone2get I'm sure he has a set   Logged     Keep The Speedometer Side Up http://s366.photobucket.com/albums/oo105/ultrastar1/   The administrator has disabled public write access. #320811 NICKHEAD (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 263 Re:bent front end 1 Year, 6 Months ago   Dragoon, have you put the bike on a jack, set the front tire almost on the floor, and then ried rotating it? I thought I had a set of bent forks or worn out steering head bearings, ended up being an out of round tire. Way out of round...   Logged     Too Many Mods...Not Enough Money   The administrator has disabled public write access. #321020 Dragoon (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 787 Re:bent front end 1 Year, 6 Months ago   I did have the bike tested. It is clear that when you have the front wheel dead straight that the handlebars are slightly off. With this in mind, i needed new trippletrees anyway so will get them shortly. I also have a lead on some forks but they are way to high a price for me. I will PM hardone2get and see what he has. Thanks all.   Logged     Sig Pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 KB   The administrator has disabled public write access. #321027 Curt (Moderator) Never to old to ride! Moderator Posts: 12511 Re:bent front end 1 Year, 6 Months ago   Dragoon tear your front end down check the fork tubes on a flat surface. I used my wifes 4'x7' 5/8 glass table to check mine. Roll the tubes ans watch for distance change along the length of them to the table top. Also the top of the tree can be twisted in relation to the bottom tree. That is no big deal because the top nuts are all that hold it in place. There is very little chance the lower tree or the stem that goes up is bent because the are very heavy metal. Take a speed square and check the stem for straightness. My bet is once you re-assemble all of it carefully you will find there is nothing wrong with it. At the most the bushings in the top tree may be screwed up. I bought a set of Baron's good n tight bushing but didn't need them when I reassembled mine.   Logged     My Site Black Ice is Shiny, Black Ice is Deadly, Ya Wanna Ride My BlackIce?   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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