Glad to hear the oil change has helped the starting and shifting!
Yeah, I've been riding mine with a bent frame/steering neck which happened 20 years ago after a front ender with a cage, but I didn't know about it, neither did the Dealership that "fixed" it for me!? This reduced rake/trail makes it much more nimble in the twisties.
Last fall, I got the chance to ride a few other XS11's, and I was surprised to find out how heavy the steering felt compared to my machine!
Darn, forgot to review what model you have, but I think it's a special. If it was a standard, you could swap TT's both upper and lower from a Special onto a Standard to reduce the trail, but if it's a special, not much you can do aside from sliding the fork tubes up in the TT to lower the frame a bit which would reduce the trail and make it a little easier to steer!
Having wider spaced handlebars can also help, giving you more leverage. The OEM Buckhorns of the Special are not as well spaced apart, and the angles are tough on your wrists. I and several others have found the older model Honda GW bars work well, still provide a nice pullback, but are better angled for the wrist, and also wider which gives you better leverage!!
T.C.
Yeah, I've been riding mine with a bent frame/steering neck which happened 20 years ago after a front ender with a cage, but I didn't know about it, neither did the Dealership that "fixed" it for me!? This reduced rake/trail makes it much more nimble in the twisties.
Last fall, I got the chance to ride a few other XS11's, and I was surprised to find out how heavy the steering felt compared to my machine!
Darn, forgot to review what model you have, but I think it's a special. If it was a standard, you could swap TT's both upper and lower from a Special onto a Standard to reduce the trail, but if it's a special, not much you can do aside from sliding the fork tubes up in the TT to lower the frame a bit which would reduce the trail and make it a little easier to steer!
Having wider spaced handlebars can also help, giving you more leverage. The OEM Buckhorns of the Special are not as well spaced apart, and the angles are tough on your wrists. I and several others have found the older model Honda GW bars work well, still provide a nice pullback, but are better angled for the wrist, and also wider which gives you better leverage!!
T.C.
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