Barkeba
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:banghead:08 stock susp. Forks uneven at triple clamp
Bought FZ1S about 2 months ago w/ 5200 miles her. Yesterday after putting 1500 miles on her since purchase, I decided it's time to start tuning her ride. I pulled up on the mat in the garage, got her up on the center stand looked down and Houston we have a problem. The fork tube on clutch side in protruding above the triple clamp 1mm, while the fork tube on throttle side has the top of cap flush with top of triple. Now I've been researching and have found very contradicting information. Some indicate that the orientation of both fork tubes MUST be the same, which to me makes sense. Other emply there is no need for concern or correction. Some sites have indicated do to manufacturing processes, assembly, and factory axle alignment this is done intentionally. (Having a hard time believing Yamaha does this). And lastly several different sites have folks saying there bike also has this issue.
Out of 20 plus bikes, this is the first time for me. Hoping a fellow FZ guru can shed some light on the issue. Wear on the front tire has very minimal offset wear. Which could or could not be related. No noticeable pull, at least none that I had not previously contributed to contact patch to surface angle. Going to take a ride in a bit, find as level of a road as possible take hands off the bars and see how much lean it takes to keep straight.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Bought FZ1S about 2 months ago w/ 5200 miles her. Yesterday after putting 1500 miles on her since purchase, I decided it's time to start tuning her ride. I pulled up on the mat in the garage, got her up on the center stand looked down and Houston we have a problem. The fork tube on clutch side in protruding above the triple clamp 1mm, while the fork tube on throttle side has the top of cap flush with top of triple. Now I've been researching and have found very contradicting information. Some indicate that the orientation of both fork tubes MUST be the same, which to me makes sense. Other emply there is no need for concern or correction. Some sites have indicated do to manufacturing processes, assembly, and factory axle alignment this is done intentionally. (Having a hard time believing Yamaha does this). And lastly several different sites have folks saying there bike also has this issue.
Out of 20 plus bikes, this is the first time for me. Hoping a fellow FZ guru can shed some light on the issue. Wear on the front tire has very minimal offset wear. Which could or could not be related. No noticeable pull, at least none that I had not previously contributed to contact patch to surface angle. Going to take a ride in a bit, find as level of a road as possible take hands off the bars and see how much lean it takes to keep straight.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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