So I rode the '8802 to work today.
The bike feels fine except the rear end doesn't want to follow the front.
Haven't got the fork brace on yet cause I'm polishing it up.
checked the front bearings felt good
checked the rear same  
slow turns feel wierd, turn alittle and she wants to turn alot.
slight turns feel wierd too, maybe like a damper would if I had one.

BTW, I swapped the brake line for a stainless steel braided line and they feel great.  With the old line the brakes were really spongey.

Oh and I checked alignment, walked it down a straight line, it's aligned.

13 in front
18 in rear
I'll give that a try.

check your spokes? crab walking can be rims out of true....

swingarm bushings?

i thought mine was feeling a little extra "hoppy" i think it was all the heavy rain on my belt(mine is outside under a cover)

but after a minute of so she straightened back out, i'll check tire pressure as well.

i don't have enough riding time to notice things like this, but i do know i'm making progress because cruising @ 60 feels normal whereas around the block used 2 be a challenge lol

this is true! i feel comfortable enough on the bike so now i'm not thinkin "clutch....throttle....foot....how fast am i going?" lol now i just go and watch everyone and make sure they stay on their side of the line(easier said then done in south fla haha)

a friend of mine who has a custom and a vulcan, mind u his custom is 1900cc...totally rodded out, his clutch was a pain to pull in...he asked if i wanted 2 ride it, i declined of course! but he said that u should be comfortable with how to operate the bike, but never so comfortable that you're not a little cauteous of what damage u can do to yourself. he kind of explained it as being a little scared and a little smart. i think that's a good philosophy!

i then told him "remember you're naked and invisible" i saw that as someone's signature on here, and he laughed and said that works just as well!!

we have an affiliated school in lake mary fl, i think it's about half an hour south of orlando. i've been contemplating taking the turnpike up there for a weekend of kenpo and 2 wheels.....i can't think of a better way 2 spend time!! below is a picture of our crest, does anyone else here study a type of martial art? if u agree and think our crest is cool looking i'd be more then happy 2 explain each piece on there, my instructor designed every little detail to mean something!

and yes i'm way 2 passionate about my art lol but being obsessive is good right? i think riding is becoming a very close second!!

never heard of that style......is it similar to "run foo" kinda like kung fu, except you just haul a$$ instead of fighting LOL

sweeet! that's a "style" i believe, hard as in linear soft as in circular!

i bet you remember more then you think! we have people come in all the time and say "i haven't done anything for 10 years" then 15 minutes later they can stumble through a form or technique and they don't know how lol it's amazing when u think about it!