Other than disabling the anti-dive, it shouldn't make a difference. There's something wrong with your bike and it may be cured by careful re-assembly. But, don't hurry to get there.
________________________________ From: Snookfever <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, January 20, 2010 10:28:58 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: alignment further Dennis: Not sure if this could make a difference, but when I replace my fork seals last year I disasembled the forks to clean out all the old oil and I misplaced the ball berring and spring that act as the holder for the anti dive adjustment nob. I assembled with out it and used an o ring to hold the nob in place. I recently found the ball bering and spring and replaced them tonight. Glen On Jan 20, 10:15 pm, Snookfever <[email protected]> wrote: > Dennis: > > Calipers working fine, pins still have grease and slide smooth > (calipers cleaned and pins greased when I did the fork seals last > year) > Brake pads at 50% look fine no unusual wear > No problems with fork brace or fender > Wheel mounted correctly > Forks slide in an out smoothly > Cant get axle nut loose to remove axle from wheel. Is it standard > thread left loosy? > Axle has no play > Checked wheel base and it measure 59.5 inches (axle center to axle > center). > > What next? > > On Jan 19, 10:45 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Very good. That was an incidental because it was a good time to perform the > > check. Better to find a problem now and not later. Twisting the fork tubes > > and such are more to the point. While you have a small deviation from > > correct, it makes it harder to find the exact flaw. I do expect the fork > > tubes to be somewhat flexed. Another thought that passed through is a > > misplaced spacer on the front axle. The purpose of all this is to return it > > to a near perfect alignment in two planes. Yours is off in both. That's > > what is leading me to flexed fork tubes. When this is reassembled, there > > will be a sequence of operations to insure alignment. I've found over the > > years that a good many people will replace a tire and neglect the fine > > points of assembly. Go slow and be methodical. > > > ________________________________ > > From: Snookfever <[email protected]> > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tue, January 19, 2010 10:25:40 PM > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: alignment further > > > Dennis: > > > Smooth as glass left to right and no movement up and down. Will check > > the brake calipers and front axle towmorrow. > > > Glen > > > On Jan 17, 4:52 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This should keep you busy for a while. Get back to me. > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Snookfever <[email protected]> > > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sun, January 17, 2010 1:28:23 PM > > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: alignment > > > > Dennis: > > > > Test results are as you predicted. The front wheel is not square and > > > it is not centered when compared to the rear. Off aligment by about > > > +/- 3/8 inch and out of square by +/- 1/8 inch. Tires were 10 lbs low > > > on air. No signs of front end damage or repair. Please note I > > > replaced the fork seals when I first got it and completely > > > dissasembled both forks . The shop manual doesnot specify a the fork > > > placement (height) in the clamps. The are currently 3/8 inch (fork > > > tube not including cap) above the top clamp same for both sides. > > > > What next? > > > > Glen > > > > On Jan 15, 11:52 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote:> Start > > > here Glen. > > > > > alignment.doc > > > > 29KViewDownload > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > further checks.doc > > > 13KViewDownload > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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