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- From: txd@ESD.3Com.COM (Tom Dietrich)
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- Subject: Re: Backed into
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- Date: 21 Jan 93 15:49:03 GMT
- References: <1993Jan20.203212.28173@cheshire.oxy.edu> <1993Jan21.160303.3767@csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au>
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- 85p8379@csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au writes:
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- >In article <1993Jan20.203212.28173@cheshire.oxy.edu>, pursell@cheshire.oxy.edu (William Robert Pursell) writes:
- >> Yesterday a guy backed into me. My front
- >> fender was mangled and the front tire was
- >> flattened. Anyway, I took the fender off
- >> and the tire holds air OK, but the steering
- >> isn't quite straight (bars angles slightly
- >> to the right when riding in a straight line)
- >> Any suggestions on straightening the steering
- >> head, and more importantly what to look for in
- >> terms of possible damage (i.e. might cause the
- >> bike to be unsafe)?
- >>
- >> The bike is an '83 GS650L. (Suz)
- >>
- >> -Bill Pursell
- >> no .sig, no .plan, no .nothin'
- >>
- >Hey Bill,
-
- >One time someone knocked over my GPX250R while it was parked with the steering
- >lock engaged- it fell in such a way that the forks turned and- you guessed it-
- >the handle bars did not !! Erm, the bike handled like shit thereafter and in
- >my pissed-offness I phoned my mechanic to ask what could be done. He siad grab
- >the front wheel between your legs and reef the bars back to their original
- >alignment, just like a bicycle, simple as that. You know what ? It worked !
- >Now my baby cruises in the direction the bars are pointed, just like the maker
- >intended. Try this, you'll like it. Good luck.
-
- Might I suggest that loosening the pinch bolts on the triple clamps
- and doing this will make it a bit easier. Then tighten them when
- you're done... Also make sure that the fork tubes are straight.
-
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