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Bit of an update.

I thought of loosening the yolks and rotating the forks 180 degrees, and so I did. No difference, the spacing between belly pan and t…login to view the rest of this post

Thanks for all the input on this guys, I'll be arranging an inspection and let you know the outcome.

hybrid400 wrote:Check the steering head bearings,loose,worn or notchy bearings will give you all the nasty handling quirks you mention,just changed mi

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pod wrote:they could still be inline jon if the forks are bent evenly, i would run them up and down in the clamps to see, but thats just me

I'll be d…login to view the rest of this post

Have I checked wheel alignment?

Good point, no. But she rides just fine in a straight line, don't have to make any corrections that I notice, but t…login to view the rest of this post

Never said it handled like a dream mate, I said it felt pretty nimble compared to my ZX9.

Don't think it's had a serious prang, (in fact I don't know …login to view the rest of this post

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk236/2002r1jon/20130518_191102.jpg

About 40mm i reckon from this crappy pic ive got,can check better for ya tomor…login to view the rest of this post

That's what I think, which is that the tyres are just fine and whatever problems there are are nothing to do with the tyres.

Let me chuck this in..... …login to view the rest of this post

Yeah I agree but the bridgestones although a 'sports touring' tyre should still be more capable than my (and most peoples) ability?

Or are they a b…login to view the rest of this post

If they are 016's then I would book your funeral now :roll: for some reason (info from 3 trusted m8's) they seem to cause strange handling issues whe…login to view the rest of this post

Don't think it's anything to do with that at all mate, I'm familiar with dropping the yolks a bit to sharpen the handling up, done it on quite a few b…login to view the rest of this post

Cheers Geezer.

Here's the link below to my handling problem query.

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Hello Geezers.

This is my first tech' query.

I'll try to be brief, but want to give full info to save loads of questions later.

I bought my mate's 02-03 …login to view the rest of this post

How yer doin folks.

Got an 02-03 R1 last month so I'll hopefully be here a bit more often now.

In fact I've got a query right now regarding some handling woes which I'd be very grateful for some advice and info on.

I'm in Watford, I'll have some pics at a later date.