03ultra45385
Active Member
Bought the bike in Dec 05 w/61K mi. During first oil change found one of the 2 bolts that bolt Front engine mount Bracket to motor broken. While changing Lamp for oil preasure gauge found inner fairing broken where top right inner fairing support bracket fastens to inner fairing. When riding I have noticed that if I look at the Slider covers and there relationship to the front of the gas tank I am turning right a little to go straight. Also if I take hands off of handle bars the bike does try to turn to the left slightly. Front tire has some cupping alternating from side to side. I am now guessing that the bike may have hit a large pot hole or worse before I got it which could explain the variety of damage that I have found over the years. What I need to know now is what do I need to look for? Upper Fork Bracket and Fork Stem misalignment or what? I have a shop manual but I am not sure this is covered anywhere. I am real close to 100K miles now and am planning to ride for a long time. I am looking for some input and guidance.