i came into a set of new forks at a price i could not pass
after i put everything back together my bar is not centered.
forks are the same height so i am at a loss
crooked handlebar with new front end
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Re: crooked handlebar with new front end
Not centered????
Do you mean when the front tire is pointing straight the handlebar is not parallel to the CL of the front axle
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The handlebar is offset more to one side than to the other (longer on one side than the other)
Do you mean when the front tire is pointing straight the handlebar is not parallel to the CL of the front axle
or
The handlebar is offset more to one side than to the other (longer on one side than the other)
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Re: crooked handlebar with new front end
the bar is dingle, not too far to one side or the other.
bike tracks straight and true, just not where it is pointed
bike tracks straight and true, just not where it is pointed
Re: crooked handlebar with new front end
Heh. Looks like you ran into the auto-censor. Think of another word.
There's a procedure where you bounce the front suspension before you tighten down the pinch bolts to take out any asymmetry, but I don't remember the details... Or, your new forks are bent. (I hope not.)

There's a procedure where you bounce the front suspension before you tighten down the pinch bolts to take out any asymmetry, but I don't remember the details... Or, your new forks are bent. (I hope not.)
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Re: crooked handlebar with new front end
That actually sounds like something worth trying
Will report back
Will report back