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Popped the front end off. Had to grind a nub or stop or whatever it was off the neck to clear the Harley lower tree. Ordered my bearings as well. So now we wait.
I understand what you're saying. The bike did it with or without my hands on the bars(although i did have to grab the bars real quick after) Trust me, I tried a ton of different positions to see if it would do it. I've got a king and Queen seat for my sporty so I know exactly what you're saying...
The bike is clearly form > function. But that's ok, I won't be taking this on any long road trip rides anyway.
Hmm didn't notice the kick starter. Will look into that and see what the deal is, might've just loosened up.
Well the bike tracked straight at speed and under acceleration. I've got...
It's a little more than a wobble. It's pretty much a tank slapper. Only happens on decel and with one hand off the bars. Unfortunately it's got a hand shift so I've gotta take my hands off.
I'll definitely be swapping tires and might as well do the bearings while I'm at it.
I'll be putting a...
I followed the suggestions on here and got the weight off the front end. It slopped over pretty good.
I started taking it apart and...
The bearings basically fell out.
Right on man. Appreciate the advice. I'll check them right now. I ended up following the suggestions on here and got the front end off the ground. It slipped over to the side really quick. I removed the front forks and boom. The bearings pretty much just fell out.
I'll weld in a gusset there...
Haha definitely way better than the PO.
i had no idea these had an electric starter. Now I wonder why it's disconnected...
Yeah fresh tires are up soon. Fronts equally as bad.
I took some pictures, maybe you guys can point out anything that may need attention that I've missed.
Here's the spring obviously missing. And the "oil tank" housing the electrical stuff. Nice and rusty. Going to pop that off and give it some paint.
Here you can see where the sissy bar...
It looks to be pretty straight. Tried eyeballing it first but used a string just to double check myself. Looks to be pretty spot on!
Will check those today. Did not know about the carbs. Thanks for the tip on foam pods.
Thanks a lot! Yeah I like them too.
Oh I definitely will be redoing a...
Hello. My name is Alex. I'm in Mesa AZ and I don't know shit about Japanese bikes. Now that you know me, let me tell you about the bike.
I found it while browsing OfferUp. I wasn't particularly looking to buy a bike as I've got a million projects going on right now, but the price was too good...