Member Contributer thereisnospoon Posted March 9, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2017 My Y2k is pulling to the right, some, even on what I think are completely flat roads. They're Pirelli Angel GTs and are probably 50%. I just haven't experienced this with previous sets of tires (BTs, Michelins, etc.). I've been practicing stops (fairly reliable stoppies) so it's been really hard on the front, but I still just expected uniform wear. Anyway, can (front?) tire wear cause a pull? just curious if others have noticed something like this. I know the best answer is to replace the tires but like i said, this is new for me, and i'm low on money right now. I've had the fork apart a few times for oil and recently for seals and bushings, and checked the tubes for runout and there is zero. Thanks for any input :) ps.. i couldn't "find" anything specific to this, so if there's a thread, please point me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Marooncobra Posted March 9, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2017 Worn or too tightly adjusted Steering head bearings can also cause this cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rice Posted March 9, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2017 If steering head bearing checks out, just ride the current tires out and i'm sure that all will be OK when you replace them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer thereisnospoon Posted March 9, 2017 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2017 I replaced the head bearings some time back with roller bearings, and they're smooth. I'll do that with the tires, just need to pick what to get next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted March 10, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted March 10, 2017 STEERING HEAD BEARINGS 101 If your steering head bearings are too tight the bike will weave and not seek it own center... if you're steering head bearings are loose you'll notice a pronounce clunk during braking... I don't use torque figures rather I raise the front wheel off the ground and tighten the steering head bearings until the bars lock then I back off the nut until the bars free wheel with a slight drag... with this method you find that sweat spot and avoid over tightening and under tightening even if you upgrade to taper roller bearings... Experiment to see if the tire in the problem... first pull the tire off the rim and mount it in the opposite direction and see if the tire now pulls to the left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Terry Posted March 10, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted March 10, 2017 Another possibility is that your front axle is not correctly positioned in the left clamp. When installing the axle, it is possible to end up pushing the ends of the forks together so that the wheel is no longer absolutely centred. You can try loosening the axle bolt and the clamps on both sides, then bounce the forks hard a few times, tighten the axle, bounce again and then tighten the right clamp, bounce again and then tighten the left clamp. This will allow the left fork to come to it's most natural and aligned position on the axle. You can take this a step further, and add the upper triple clamp to the process, in which case I would tighten this up again before proceeding to the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodrims27 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 On 3/10/2017 at 0:33 PM, BusyLittleShop said: STEERING HEAD BEARINGS 101 If your steering head bearings are too tight the bike will weave and not seek it own center... if you're steering head bearings are loose you'll notice a pronounce clunk during braking... I don't use torque figures rather I raise the front wheel off the ground and tighten the steering head bearings until the bars lock then I back off the nut until the bars free wheel with a slight drag... with this method you find that sweat spot and avoid over tightening and under tightening even if you upgrade to taper roller bearings... Experiment to see if the tire in the problem... first pull the tire off the rim and mount it in the opposite direction and see if the tire now pulls to the left... Hi Busy, I have a question for you completely unrelated to this thread (sorry). What happened to your 100k mile BELT-O-CEPTOR? Did it finally drop a valve or? Did you ever replace valves or valve springs on that thing? That was you right? If it wasn't sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted March 17, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted March 17, 2017 58 minutes ago, jrodrims27 said: Hi Busy, I have a question for you completely unrelated to this thread (sorry). What happened to your 100k mile BELT-O-CEPTOR? Did it finally drop a valve or? Did you ever replace valves or valve springs on that thing? That was you right? If it wasn't sorry. Belt-o-Ceptor was sold to my USAF buddy Tod... he has not mentioned a drop valve or any other engine related problems... so it wasn't me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodrims27 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 1 hour ago, BusyLittleShop said: Belt-o-Ceptor was sold to my USAF buddy Tod... he has not mentioned a drop valve or any other engine related problems... so it wasn't me... What I meant to say is that it was you who built the belt-o-ceptor, a legend among us VF500F owners because of the astoundingly high mileage. How many miles when you sold it to your buddy? Most don't make it past 20k miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted March 18, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted March 18, 2017 I racked up 98K trouble free miles when I sold it to Tod... Custom dash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholas042416 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 The front could very easily be worn. Look at the tire from the top down, right across the front and it should be evident. Usually it's a sign of forks needing attention. When's the last time thy were servicedSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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