Hi guys,
I'm the rookie here, so go ahead, clown
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After riding bikes for more than 15 years, I recently purchased my dream bike, a Busa. It is a 2004 with low mileage (2750), but laid down! The guy supposedly laid it down at 25mph, but the upper fairing and the right side fairing are both scratched, along with the rear fairing on the right, the right handle bar ends, the front brake lever, and the exhaust...huh, that's all...In other words, he laid it at more than 25 mph.
I looked at the rest of the bike and it appeared fine. I looked under the fairings, and the engine and its components are fine. Frame has no cracks, no scratches...
Now comes the problem: Riding the bike, I noticed that the steering is cocked to the right. Handling is terrible. You have to lean a bit to the right when riding straight. In the curves, I have to slow down to a bare minimum. It's scary, even for a nut case like myself...
So, I take all the fairings out, naked bike basically. Then I straighten the steering and get in front of the bike. The wheel is pointing to my right and not straight.
I bought a brand new upper and lower tree with the hope that is all. Oh, yeah, I also got the steering damper, it's on it's way.
But before I further dissasamble the bike and start working on the front end, I have the following questions hoping some of the experts here may be able with:
1) Should I be suspicious that the frame is bent? How do I find out if it is?
2) Could it be that the forks are bent? they don't look bent, but they could be a bit off...
3) Could it be something with the front wheel?
4) Is Ohlins steering damper MUCH better than the OEM? In other words, is it a wothry upgrade? Also, when the steering damper is installed, should there be any play at all?
5) What about the Ohlins forks, or other aftermarket forks? MUCH, MUCH, better?
Whoa, that's it. Sorry for this long post. It is my first one, I'll be better in the future, I promise. That's if everything else is fine with the bike
I'm the rookie here, so go ahead, clown
After riding bikes for more than 15 years, I recently purchased my dream bike, a Busa. It is a 2004 with low mileage (2750), but laid down! The guy supposedly laid it down at 25mph, but the upper fairing and the right side fairing are both scratched, along with the rear fairing on the right, the right handle bar ends, the front brake lever, and the exhaust...huh, that's all...In other words, he laid it at more than 25 mph.
I looked at the rest of the bike and it appeared fine. I looked under the fairings, and the engine and its components are fine. Frame has no cracks, no scratches...
Now comes the problem: Riding the bike, I noticed that the steering is cocked to the right. Handling is terrible. You have to lean a bit to the right when riding straight. In the curves, I have to slow down to a bare minimum. It's scary, even for a nut case like myself...
So, I take all the fairings out, naked bike basically. Then I straighten the steering and get in front of the bike. The wheel is pointing to my right and not straight.
I bought a brand new upper and lower tree with the hope that is all. Oh, yeah, I also got the steering damper, it's on it's way.
But before I further dissasamble the bike and start working on the front end, I have the following questions hoping some of the experts here may be able with:
1) Should I be suspicious that the frame is bent? How do I find out if it is?
2) Could it be that the forks are bent? they don't look bent, but they could be a bit off...
3) Could it be something with the front wheel?
4) Is Ohlins steering damper MUCH better than the OEM? In other words, is it a wothry upgrade? Also, when the steering damper is installed, should there be any play at all?
5) What about the Ohlins forks, or other aftermarket forks? MUCH, MUCH, better?
Whoa, that's it. Sorry for this long post. It is my first one, I'll be better in the future, I promise. That's if everything else is fine with the bike
