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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	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 Ex Member	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #1 - 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 Ex Member	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #2 - 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 Ex Member	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #3 - 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 Guest	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #4 - 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 Ex Member	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #5 - 08/28/05 at 20:07:07 That reminds me of something...
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #6 - 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 Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #7 - 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 Junior Member 2004 No Login Offline Free Spec Ops Cody!!!! Posts: 71 Georgia Gender:	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #8 - 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 Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10589 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #9 - 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 Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #10 - 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 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #11 - 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 Ex Member	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #12 - 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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Max_Morley

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Re: Wandering all over the road
Reply #13 - 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 Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: Wandering all over the road Reply #14 - 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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