Hi, hope this isn't too daft a question but on my Essex when seated with the front wheel straight the handlebars are slightly out of alignment with the throttle side further back. It's not the bars the the top of the forks are also slightly out. On old trail bikes I used to just loosen all the yoke bolts twist the alignment back and tighten up. Obviously on the Essex the top of the fork legs are enclosed in the nacelle etc. Is this a well known thing and is there an easy fix. The bike rides fine but now I've noticed it I want to sort it, thanks
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Its not normal for a roadster forks to be out of line unless its been in an accident or been dropped, have you tried putting your legs each side of front wheel and twisting handle bars? As you say the clamping bolts are under a cover, but as these are only expandable clamps (like rawlbolts) so they may give enough to straighten forks. If not you may have to look further, maybe a fork leg is bent.
I believe you bought this bike from Earnshaws M/Cs Huddersfield last Feb. so if there is a major problem I would take it back to them and ask them to fix it, as they are a dealer you have consumer rights.Last edited by John Wakefield; 11/05/2019, 08:47 PM.
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Originally posted by Malc Spencer View PostHi, hope this isn't too daft a question but on my Essex when seated with the front wheel straight the handlebars are slightly out of alignment with the throttle side further back. It's not the bars the the top of the forks are also slightly out. On old trail bikes I used to just loosen all the yoke bolts twist the alignment back and tighten up. Obviously on the Essex the top of the fork legs are enclosed in the nacelle etc. Is this a well known thing and is there an easy fix. The bike rides fine but now I've noticed it I want to sort it, thanks
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