Stering Issues

[RGK0091]

My son layed down my bike and in the accident the forks were bent and the Tripple Tree Stop on the frame neck was pushed off to the left.  I installed a new/used tripple tree and forks, tightened the tripple tree to where I had no play but still moved freely.  When I road tested the bike the front end seems to wonder back and forth.  I've gone back and checked the clamping of the forks in the tripple tree and all seems fine.  I've loosened the and tightened the tripple tree and tested and nothing changed.  I've removed all air pressure from the fork tubes still no change.  The axle shaft slipped thru just fine but the front wheel doesn't seem to spin totally free, could be the brake drag???

Any ideas???


RGK0091

[bstig60]

Hope everyone is OK. What year and model bike? Check your wheel for true. It could have been warped in the accident. Did the old forks have a fork brace? There will be some resistance from the disk brake. If you release the pressure on the brake pads, the wheel should turn freely. If not, something is binding. Also there is a relief valve in the brake system somewhere that allows the pressure to release when you let off the brake, that could be malfunctioning.

[RGK0091]

All is okay, thanks for asking.  The bike is a 1982 XV750 Virago.  The wheel seems fine and the forks didn't have any kind of support brace before.  I haven't had a chance to work on it this weekend but at my first my plan is to remove the front caliper and check out the wheel spin.  I did replace the master cylinder but all seems okay there.  '

Thanks for the feed back...