Having a nightmare of a time trying to get my front tire, triple tree, and handle bars aligned.
I have a 1993 nighthawk, and the fork seals were leaking so I took the forks out, replaced the seals, and then tried to put them back in but then nothing was aligned. The front wheel was way off to the right when the bars are held straight (yes everything appeared straight before I took them out the first time).
I watched all the video’s related to “ motorcycle front end alignment” “ triple tree alignment” etc. none of these helped.
I took the forks into a local shop who said that the tubes were bent, so I got him to straighten them. When I went to reinstall them it didn’t solve the issue. Still the wheel would face off to the left.
When everything is loose: triple tree bolts, axel & axel pinch bolts, the calliper bolts, and that big nut underneath the handle bars (not sure what it’s called) I can bend everything into alignment and it looks straight. Then I start to tighten anything and it pulls it back out of alignment and accomplishes nothing. I tried loosening everything then tightening the top tree bolts, then I tried starting with the bottom ones, then I tried starting with the axel bolts. Nothing changed, same results everytime. I’m completely stumped and just want to get it straight so I can sell the piece of shit because I’m totally fed up.
Id really appreciate anything you guys can offer, I’m sure someone has dealt with this crap before.
Below are some images of what I’m looking at.
I have a 1993 nighthawk, and the fork seals were leaking so I took the forks out, replaced the seals, and then tried to put them back in but then nothing was aligned. The front wheel was way off to the right when the bars are held straight (yes everything appeared straight before I took them out the first time).
I watched all the video’s related to “ motorcycle front end alignment” “ triple tree alignment” etc. none of these helped.
I took the forks into a local shop who said that the tubes were bent, so I got him to straighten them. When I went to reinstall them it didn’t solve the issue. Still the wheel would face off to the left.
When everything is loose: triple tree bolts, axel & axel pinch bolts, the calliper bolts, and that big nut underneath the handle bars (not sure what it’s called) I can bend everything into alignment and it looks straight. Then I start to tighten anything and it pulls it back out of alignment and accomplishes nothing. I tried loosening everything then tightening the top tree bolts, then I tried starting with the bottom ones, then I tried starting with the axel bolts. Nothing changed, same results everytime. I’m completely stumped and just want to get it straight so I can sell the piece of shit because I’m totally fed up.
Id really appreciate anything you guys can offer, I’m sure someone has dealt with this crap before.
Below are some images of what I’m looking at.