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moto guy

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• Sep 3, 2006

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on friday on the start of pratice this guy and i hit bars and wrecked, my bike went flipping through the air and apparently on one of the flips it came down on the front wheel and now when we have the front end straight the front wheel is a little off center. :bang: my dad thinks that the front end twisted a little in the clamps. were going to take it into the shop tuesday but if you guys know an easier way to fix it help would be appreciated. thanks

 

Last edited: Sep 3, 2006

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kingbrian

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could be the frame bent too.. wen i was younger i had a yz 80 that we had to staighten the frame on by setting my dads truck down on it. we got it straight enough to never even notice that it had been bent.. but if you dont have the abilitys to do so id reccomend the shop..

 

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moto guy

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were going to take it to the shop no matter what so we can get the whole bike checked for other broken or bent parts because the subframe and silencer were also bent, we got the subframe fixed though.

 

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Xtremesports445

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this happens all the time to me. unless you actually bent the forks or something slightly, all you have to do is loosen the triple clamp bolts and reposition the wheel. Then retighten.

 

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dezryder

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• Sep 9, 2006

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No worries...

Old school fix is to straddle the front tire with legs locked on it (off the bike and looking at the number plate) and grab the bars and tweak accordingly. (period)