Bike ready for road but something bent?

idlesteve · Post by **idlesteve** » Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:07 pm

Finished the budget cheap bike. New caliper seals, fork seals, new front tyre, all fluids etc. Serviced the Exup valve (but looked fine when I removed it).
Engine runs very sweet.

However, something is not right with the front end, I think the bottom yoke might be bent

The axle bolt was bent (managed to get it reasonably straight by placing in the lathe chuck and giving it a tap) looking for a good one if anyone has a spare.

The other problem is the distance between the discs and the fork legs, when the axle is tightened up the wheel twists slightly meaning there is about 3mm difference between each disc and leg (I wondered why the old pads were worn tapered when I took them out).

I took her for a spin up the road and noticed when in a straight line the top yoke is not straight (although the bike rides fine).

The fork tubes are straight (I checked this when replacing the seals by rolling them on the worktop) but only noticed things were not right when everything was bolted up.

The rear edge of the front mudguard is closer to the wheel on one side than the other.

I thought it had been down the road at some point as the fairing frame is a bit wonky.

What does everyone think? Try swapping yokes first?

Steve.

Post by **Stig** » Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:17 pm

If you slacken the fork clamp bolts off can you twist it straight then nip things up?

Teego · Post by **Teego** » Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:31 pm

Stig wrote:If you slacken the fork clamp bolts off can you twist it straight then nip things up?

My method is slacken bottom clamp bolts. Hold front wheel straight ahead between your knees. Move handlebars side to side a few times using sharp movements. Check all is good and tighten clamp bolts.
Of course this won't work if your yokes or headstock are damaged.

idlesteve · Post by **idlesteve** » Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:02 pm

Just been and had a go (plus point having an attached heated garage and the wife is out with her mates)!
looks a little better but won't know for sure until I go for a spin.
The back of the front mudguard is still out and the wheel still has uneven gaps (this could be due to the spindle not being perfectly straight). What worry's me is the force needed to bend the wheel spindle in the first place

yzfpaul · Post by **yzfpaul** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 3:43 pm

that would worry me too steve, it might of had a front end whack and has been rebuilt with new forks only to make it look ok to the eye, if the axle is bent then the yolks headstock and frame maybe junk, take the tank off and look for creases in the frame spars at the headstock

Teego · Post by **Teego** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 4:08 pm

yzfpaul wrote:that would worry me too steve, it might of had a front end whack and has been rebuilt with new forks only to make it look ok to the eye, if the axle is bent then the yolks headstock and frame maybe junk, take the tank off and look for creases in the frame spars at the headstock

You need a new axle for starters. I'm guessing a slight misalignment would be magnified as you head north through the brakes to the yokes. It's not an area that you can bodge.

Should know better · Post by **Should know better** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:55 am

I have a spindle from a FZR 750/1000 Genesis which may or not fit also a set of fork clamps (well the whole triple tree) from the same bike. Let us know if you could use them.

Cheers.

Post by **Stig** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:06 pm

Forks are narrower diameter on the Genesis so won't fit

Graham Crayon · Post by **Graham Crayon** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:09 pm

I had this with my first Fazer 1000. Bottom yoke was bent which was easy enough to find once I took it off & placed it on a flat surface. Unfortunately for me a straight one still didn't solve the problem as the head stock was also bent!

Broke the bike for spares & bought another.

Post by **nuggitt** » Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:47 am

Just found these on eBay. Any good to you?

FZR1000 front end

Cheap at the moment because he's just put them on.

matzxr · Post by **matzxr** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 7:29 am

Is the wheel spacer correct ?

idlesteve · Post by **idlesteve** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 5:32 pm

nuggitt wrote:Just found these on eBay. Any good to you?

FZR1000 front end

Cheap at the moment because he's just put them on.

Sorry, not been on for a while.
Didn't miss them, I bought them

Post by **nuggitt** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:26 pm

Good lad.

My thinking was if you bought them you could bang them in and give it a try to see if the problem you have disappears. Well now you've got em no doubt you'll let us know how it goes, and fingers crossed.