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'26 Special Suspension - Fixed - Updated
Moparnut72:
Just got back from a test ride. All good. Even turns are much better, I can now even feel the damping. So I treated her to a bath, she doesn't get them often enough. She is a work horse, all kinds of chores, grocery getter, mail retriever etc. Thanks everyone.
kk
YellowDuck:
--- Quote from: Moparnut72 on May 12, 2026, 02:32:21 PM ---Just got back from a test ride. All good. Even turns are much better, I can now even feel the damping. So I treated her to a bath, she doesn't get them often enough. She is a work horse, all kinds of chores, grocery getter, mail retriever etc. Thanks everyone.
kk
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Wonderful! So glad you got it sorted. That's really disappointing that a new bike would be delivered to the owner with that type of issue.
Michael_A:
Hate to say it, but I have seen it before when I was working at a BMW Motorcycle dealership in the 80's. Yeah, sometimes the factory missis something, or it gets tightened out of sequence. Maybe once or twice a year we would catch one with a sticky front end. The mechanics were very thorough in their pre-delivery inspections, and could tell pushing the bike out of the crate and onto a lift that the front end felt "off". They would loosen, bounce, re-tighten, etc. and that was all it took. Maybe a 10 minute job, but it kept from having a customer come back. Glad it was a simple fix and kudo's to the OP for taking it on - something that the dealership should otherwise address under warranty.
Vagrant:
Exactly what steps did you do.
Michael_A:
Didn't know if you were asking the OP or me.... but this is what we did at the shop back in the day...
1.Glass plate or machined flat plate on upper fork tubes to verify alignment as mounted in triple trees.
1.1 If not flat against forks adjust triple trees/clamps.
2. Loosen axle and pinch bolts. (Usually this was it... pinch bolts tightened before axle nut. Lower fork leg(s) would "pop" into place.)
3. Loosen fork brace.
4. "Bounce" front end and note any difference. Usually the front axle takes a minute "set" or may need to be drawn fully home and seated.
5. Torque axle FIRST.
6. Torque pinch bolts SECOND.
7. Torque fork brace LAST while assistant pushes front end down or bounces front end. Note any binding.
If that doesn't do it, suspect bent fork tubes (never saw that on a new bike, but some poorly crash repaired ones).
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