marshall13
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to get your wheel straight in the swingarm, use a very high-tech tool... a measuring tape... if you measure from center of the swingarm pivot, to the center of the axle, and get the measurement the same on both sides it is straight in the swingarm.... once you've done that, measure from front engine mount bolt center to rear axle center both sides...should measure the same... a difference means either the swingarm or frame is bent... a front tire offset right will cause the bike to pull to the right(more drag on that side of the steering centerline)... you can check the straightness of fork tubes with a small square... the long leg should have complete contact with the tube no matter how you align the short leg on the bottom tree, if not, it's bent.... you can also drop plumb-bobs from symetrical fixed points(like the neck pivot, and ends of rear axle, swingarm pivots, front engine mounts, rear engine mounts, etc), and do both linear, and diagonal measurements... if linears match, and diagonals dont, the frame is "diamond shaped"(bent out of square)..... neither match? bent laterally....
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