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  • #16
    I'll get some pics posted shortly guys. I took a little ride yesterday and the bike really runs well. The brakes work fine except for the right front which has a little fork oil on the rotor from a leaking fork seal. I guess I'll be rebuilding the forks soon. I did notice the bars were not aligned straight ahead when driving though. Any thoughts on how to correct this?

    Mike

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    • #17
      Hopefully it is just a matter of realigning the front end. If the bike has been wrecked though, the fork tubes could be bent, or the triple trees could be bent.

      There is a procedure in the manual for realigning the front end.
      Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

      When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

      81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
      80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


      Previously owned
      93 GSX600F
      80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
      81 XS1100 Special
      81 CB750 C
      80 CB750 C
      78 XS750

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      • #18
        Originally posted by AkMike View Post
        I'll get some pics posted shortly guys. I took a little ride yesterday and the bike really runs well. The brakes work fine except for the right front which has a little fork oil on the rotor from a leaking fork seal. I guess I'll be rebuilding the forks soon. I did notice the bars were not aligned straight ahead when driving though. Any thoughts on how to correct this?

        Mike
        This ended up being the headlight and turn signal shifted to one side. During the course of its storage they must have been pushed over. Everything just needed realigned and tightened.
        1980 XS1100 Midnight Special
        1980 XS400 Special - (cafe project)
        2009 Polaris 600 RMK (got to ride something in the winter)

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