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What the hell is with my front forks?

Old Jan 5, 2005 | 04:37 PM
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What the hell is with my front forks?

Yea I know alot of people have this problem too. The tire is crooked in the forks. I don't know what the name for it on a bike is but the 'camber' and 'toe' is way out of wack. What the hell is wrong? I have aftermarket bushings but they're almost a year old. Also have aftermarket springs.

What have people done to remedy this problem?
Old Jan 5, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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Re: What the hell is with my front forks?

check the axle bolt and nut...maybe fork legs bent....or just take it apart clean it and look it over real good.. maybe you'll see some wear or bend
Old Jan 5, 2005 | 05:58 PM
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Re: What the hell is with my front forks?

Mine did the same thing, took it apart and one of em was bent
Old Jan 5, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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Re: What the hell is with my front forks?

One of the fork legs is probably bent. The stock ones are not that strong... Push down hard on the handle bars and see if the legs go evenly in. If it slants to one side you got a bent leg.
Old Jan 5, 2005 | 08:45 PM
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Re: What the hell is with my front forks?

i get this when i jump off while wheeling, and have to run with the bike up, when it comes down it always gets messed up, i just bend it back, not sure whats wrong but i am pretty sure the forks are bent from another crash
Old Jan 5, 2005 | 11:23 PM
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Re: What the hell is with my front forks?

i got the same problem, top of my tire is to the left, bottom is to the right, and i think the whole thing points left, but anyways changed the tubes(which were bent) with good ones and it didn't change anything, so i guess it's the housing or whatever it's called. im just waitin to upgrade instead of replacing with stock.
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 11:23 PM
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Re: What the hell is with my front forks?

Originally Posted by Duffman
i got the same problem, top of my tire is to the left, bottom is to the right, and i think the whole thing points left, but anyways changed the tubes(which were bent) with good ones and it didn't change anything, so i guess it's the housing or whatever it's called. im just waitin to upgrade instead of replacing with stock.

That's really the only way to go.............The plusher the forks are the easier it is to do stoppies. I wouldn't reccommend sticking any money into those pogo sticks.
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