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owrstrich · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:15 am Post subject: Hard Turning In The Twisties

we were buzzing around lotts o twisties last week and the brick wasnt wanting to turn in...

i often practice counter steering because thats about all that will save you from a head on in the twisties when you find jose and maria in their drifter 5 feet over the the double yellow in a blind corner...

i looked at the tires and all and couldnt figure it out... it felt kinda notchy... then i discovered this piece that is located under the headlight to be loose... the fork tube was hitting it... requiring a harder push to move it and lay the bike over... both lefts and rights...

this thing had a profound negative affect on the steering... instead of f ing with it i just took it off... then all was well again...

just sharing...

owrstrich

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mnb · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:22 am Post subject:

That piece might help keep water off the wiring in the front fairing. You might want to replace it when you can scrounge up the screws to remount it properly.
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Shoganai · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject:

I've never had a problem with that at all.

Seems odd to me. I think I would have looked at tire pressure first.

As a matter of fact Saturday evening I did this. What amazing to me is it was my first time since raising the suspention and triple clamp. It has NEVER tracked in the turns better.

Before I was fighting it and didn't even know it.

I would liked to have seen what it looked like before you removed it, maybe it was binding on something?

Had you recently done any work on the front?
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rydor · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:03 pm Post subject:

Johnny, I took that piece off when I installed the RBR lightbar on my RS. The shop said I wouldn't miss it, and almost 3 years after, no problems.