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Update! From everyone's advice I decided to try and figure out what the issue is. First I took the calipers off and spun the heck out of the wheel! The wheel being in a different direction is what notified me that something was wrong. But after spinning the wheel I noticed the wheel was not bent and is spun on the axle well. Thus, the issue I think lies within the forks or triple tree. I proceeded to disassemble the font end. first I inspected the axle. The axle look pretty good but i thought it may be off just a fraction of a hair (But it is not off enough to move the wheel that far out of line. The forks move within the triple tree separately pretty well (of course) but with that noted i think the left one is at a larger angle that the right pushing the wheel out of line. Now what I do not know is whether its the triple tree or forks. I will say that reassembling the front end did help line it back up, but still not perfect.
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I had a similar problem with my bike after an accident. Shop installed new forks, fender, front wheel and upper fork clamp and something was still wrong. Here is how we found it, pull the whole front end down, triple trees, upper clamp everything off the bike, leave the brakes alone, just wire them up out of the way on the bike. Reassemble everything off of the bike (yes including the fender) everything BUT the wheel. You only need to tighten all the bolts just a bit. If the axle will not align through the fork holes, then it is your lower fork tree that is twisted. Once we installed a new lower tree, all was good in the world again.sigpicMrBill Been a GSR member on and off since April 2002
1980 GS 750E Bought new in Feb of 1980
2015 CAN AM RTS
Stuff I've done to my bike:dancing: 1100E front end with new Sonic springs, 1100E swing arm conversion with new Progressive shocks installed, 530 sprockets/chain conversion, new SS brake lines, new brake pads. New SS fasteners through out. Rebuilt carbs, new EBC clutch springs and horn installed. New paint. Motor runs strong.Comment
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thanks, mrbill5491! I feel like your description of what you replaced to arrive at the issue is pretty close to mine. With the season coming to a close it sounds like I have a winter project! Season seems to becoming to a close and I am not sure when I will be back on the road (after taking off the calipers and hoses I ran into some issues). Its unfortunate but I am new to working on bikes. I will start a new thread with my issues. Thank you all for your help!Comment
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