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Paladin.
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Wandering all over the road
08/28/05 at 18:37:28
I seem to have a problem with getting the Savage to track in a straight line. It wants to wander all over the place. Here is an aerial view of last Tuesday commute to and from work (it's only four miles by car) :
Is there a cure for this or is it just some fault of the Savage that I will have to live with?
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red2k1
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Re: Wandering all over the road
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08/28/05 at 18:44:51
I have been told by experts that there is simply no immediate cure for this condition. Also, it is not unusual for the condition to worsen considerably before the situation returns to normal, if ever. Go with the flow. 8)
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Dan
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08/28/05 at 19:09:13
My 87 seems to have the same issue. Interestingly, it seems to get worse not better with every modification and really got bad last week when I added the S40 Gel Seat. It has gone as much as 50 miles out of the way on the my trip home...
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jbird
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08/28/05 at 19:20:12
mine doesnt wander that bad it justs hates to turn around and head back the way it came
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Clark
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08/28/05 at 19:47:21
I'm told the Superbrace improves handling and tracking. I just ordered one. I'll let you know if it prevents the wandering you are all talking about.
Clark
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Joel
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08/28/05 at 20:07:07
That reminds me of something...
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Reelthing
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08/28/05 at 20:17:27
Clark wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:
I'm told the Superbrace improves handling and tracking. I just ordered one. I'll let you know if it prevents the wandering you are all talking about.
Clark
Makes it worse, can pretty easy double the distance between two points
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sluggo
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08/28/05 at 21:35:29
gosh, i'm glad someone brought this up, i was afraid thumper was the only one that did it, and i would sound stupid asking about it. also while it's wandering it frequently has to go on reserve, darn thing.
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marke2571
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08/29/05 at 05:27:33
I too experience this condition, and it seems to be somewhat dependant of the weather. During light fog or drizzle, the wandering is subsided, but on nice sunny days, and especially later in the afternoon, such as leaving work, the wandering is excessive.
-Mark
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LANCER
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Re: Wandering all over the road
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08/29/05 at 06:23:35
Have you checked the steering head bearings? If they are worn the front end will definitely move around.
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Savage_Rob
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08/29/05 at 07:50:31
Mine has the same problem but I was wondering if it might be temperature related as it seems to occur far more frequently in the Spring and Fall.
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vroom1776
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08/29/05 at 08:10:00
hahaha
very cool.
Try running an open header. That ought to get you to work in the straightest possible line!
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Spartan71
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08/29/05 at 10:38:26
Oh my yes! I have the same problem and it, too, is weather related. Went home 2 miles for lunch and it took 45 minutes. Bike just went into the country roads without so much as a by your leave!
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08/29/05 at 15:35:55
I understand the problem, my newspaper is delivered 6 miles south of our home. Sunday it took over an hour to get it and come home. Some how found I had added over 50 miles to the trip. Was lovely. Only winter weather will fix it and let's hope that is a ways away yet. Was in the high 80' and only a slight south wind yesterday early afternoon. In the 70's today and more of breeze, but still lovely on my trip to town for gas, a PT appointment and the paper. Need to gets lots of miles on before our trip 9/10/05 to Anatone WA and almost 200 miles of twisties and a FSSNOC lunch in the middle of them. As Polar pilot says, keep the shiny side up. Max
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sluggo
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08/29/05 at 16:24:48
Max_Morley wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:
ISome how found I had added over 50 miles to the trip.
and it had nothing to do with stratford road being all tore up.
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