foxbass
I prefer being on top
I'm broadly in agreement with most of the above. The forks being slightly tweeked may have a noticeable effect. This would very likely happen in a low speed drop, its happened to me. Resetting is quite easy.
My concern is slightly left field of all the above discusson tho.
My experience with 3 used Fazer FZ6's has been thus:
My first one (05) rode straight and true with hands off the bars at any speed. Until I dropped it moving off with the disc lock on. No damage to disc but I did wonder what it'd done to the forks as from then on it pulled gently left if I let go the bars. Otherwise no discernible handling issues while riding.
My second (08) came to me pristine but private sale. I really looked after it but it always drifted gently left, hands off. This despite some very meticulous checking of back wheel and fork twist. Oh and new tires.
My present model (08) came from dealership, low miles but still pulls gently left even after same checks and new tires (Michelin Pilot 3's).
I have checked things like, am I sitting dead central on the saddle? Is there fork twist? (Not sure here as I've not checked) Rear wheel alignment? (perfect)
I have also laid this one down at a junction when I put a foot down into a pothole with her on back, lost balance and we went down like a tree. Didn't make anything worse. All 3 had crash bungs too and suffered no visible damage.
I'm going to play devil's advocate here and suggest that maybe we both very slightly bent the frame. Just enough to affect the tracking. My guess is that most used bikes have had similar events before they come to us.
Can any members who've owned from new support this? Maybe they rode straight when new but drift since a drop - or not?
That is unless somebody can tell me that its down to the road camber? Of course for you US guys, the drift would be to the right being on the other side of the road to us Limeys.
My concern is slightly left field of all the above discusson tho.
My experience with 3 used Fazer FZ6's has been thus:
My first one (05) rode straight and true with hands off the bars at any speed. Until I dropped it moving off with the disc lock on. No damage to disc but I did wonder what it'd done to the forks as from then on it pulled gently left if I let go the bars. Otherwise no discernible handling issues while riding.
My second (08) came to me pristine but private sale. I really looked after it but it always drifted gently left, hands off. This despite some very meticulous checking of back wheel and fork twist. Oh and new tires.
My present model (08) came from dealership, low miles but still pulls gently left even after same checks and new tires (Michelin Pilot 3's).
I have checked things like, am I sitting dead central on the saddle? Is there fork twist? (Not sure here as I've not checked) Rear wheel alignment? (perfect)
I have also laid this one down at a junction when I put a foot down into a pothole with her on back, lost balance and we went down like a tree. Didn't make anything worse. All 3 had crash bungs too and suffered no visible damage.
I'm going to play devil's advocate here and suggest that maybe we both very slightly bent the frame. Just enough to affect the tracking. My guess is that most used bikes have had similar events before they come to us.
Can any members who've owned from new support this? Maybe they rode straight when new but drift since a drop - or not?
That is unless somebody can tell me that its down to the road camber? Of course for you US guys, the drift would be to the right being on the other side of the road to us Limeys.