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Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned
Reply #15 - 08/10/16 at 11:25:38

FWIW, here are some clips from some pictures of my front hub. Something is definitely odd with yours (forks or hub) but I can't tell what.

Given that the HUB appears offset, it has to be more than just bent forks as if that were the case, the hub doesn't change it's position if the forks are bent though you will see the difference at the perimeter of the wheel where it is offset due to bent forks. Strange...

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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned Reply #16 - 08/10/16 at 11:26:10 left side
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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned Reply #17 - 08/10/16 at 11:30:12 ...and are we sure this is the stock wheel? Could someone have tried to use a wheel from a different bike that has a different offset? It looks correct, but just an after thought...
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2773	Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned Reply #18 - 08/10/16 at 11:33:24 The more I look at the picture in post #8 the more I think you may have a bent tube. (I have an extra set of forks for sale if you need them.) Let us know what you find out.
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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned Reply #19 - 08/10/16 at 11:42:20 What gets me is the very first photo. Maybe it is the camera angle or an illusion, but the offset on the right side (left side of the picture) is just bizarre.
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2773	Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned Reply #20 - 08/10/16 at 11:49:50 stewmills wrote on 08/10/16 at 11:42:20: What gets me is the very first photo. Maybe it is the camera angle or an illusion, but the offset on the right side (left side of the picture) is just bizarre. Probably because the left leg is pulled back quite a bit from the left leg... Look at the post #8 again.
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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned Reply #21 - 08/10/16 at 11:55:30 Ok...I think I'm seeing you now. Left tube seems to be swept back a bit as the image appears pretty square at the top against the TT.
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Dr. D YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9	Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned Reply #22 - 08/10/16 at 13:51:09 Thank you guys - I'll try to take the front wheel off tonight and see if I can pinpoint more. Appreciated.
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Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned
Reply #23 - 08/10/16 at 15:38:32

I think it may be as simple as the axle spacers being reversed,they look the same but are different lengths. It could force the forks out of alignment due to the leverage placed on the left fork by the disc brake when the axle is tightened.In the pic"s byDoc the disc looks to close to the left leg and the other side looks like it's pushing the right leg out,the tire looks new I think the spacer might have been reversed if the wheel has been remounted. Doc ,how many miles on the bike ? newer tires?

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Dr. D YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9	Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned Reply #24 - 08/10/16 at 19:13:19 7500 miles on the motorcycle.
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SavageMan99 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 391	Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned Reply #25 - 08/11/16 at 07:48:25 Not nearly as bad as when I took my DT250 off a cliff in the local sand pit. Forks were twisted almost 45 degrees. That was the day it became a dirt bike, not an enduring.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned Reply #26 - 08/11/16 at 08:01:58 Well I took a ruler to my axle spacers and it turns out they are the same length (oops) the only difference being the shoulder on the out side end of the disc side.
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BSTON Full Member Offline Posts: 218 Milwaukee, WI	Re: Front wheel and fork misaligned Reply #27 - 08/11/16 at 09:27:44 I'm pretty sure they have different flange sizes though so if they are mixed up it could effect the offset. I'm kind of surprised the brake is lined up correctly.
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