KX 125 pulling to the left

l81morex · 03-06-2005

My bike was dumped hard on the left side yesterday, on the street. (Long story). It is pulling slightly to the left now. It looks like the handle bars are slightly bent, the front rim and shocks all seem to be in alignment. I have spun the front tire several times and the rim is perfectly centered and does not appear bent.

Any thoughts as to why the bike might be pulling to the left?

On another note, I got my bike back yesterday with a new top end done by Powersports of Houston on Eldridge. I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am with Shawn and Eric. They were very honest and fair with me, not to mention they, as well as their mechanic, were very patient with me in explaining all of my options and the best route to take. They didn't take any short cuts, even drained my tank, and gave me some new gas. These guys treated my bike, as if it was their own.

They have worked on my bike as well as my sons KLX 125, and have always been very fair and reasonable in how they treated me. I highly recommend these guys if you are in the Houston area.

QKENUF4U · 03-06-2005

could be you TWISTED the forks in the triple clamps. are you SURE the bars are bent or are they just out of alignment from the twisted forks ?
heres how i fixed my F2 after my highside.
loosen the BOTTOM triple clamp bolts only.
find a tree/telephone pole etc.
bang the TIRE (NOT THE RIM) off the stationary object
snug the bottom bolts back up
ride to see if straight
repeat as necessary
(this is the same thing you used to do on your bicycle when a kid)
ALSO
check to make sure your FRONT DISC is straight, might be slightly bent and grabbing the brake pad

l81morex · 03-06-2005

The left side of the handle bars are out of alignment (bent back slightly). My guess is that the forks are twisted, but it's sort of hard to tell from just eyeballing it. As hard as my brother hit the ground when he fell, my guess is that it is the forks that are causing the problems.

I'll try the above and see if that strightens it out.

Thanks for your response.

KXJeff · 03-14-2005

All you need to do is go buy a set of pro circuit Kayaba forks and get the powder coated triple clamps, you know the kind the Grant Langston is using in Supercross and youll be fine.

ajoed · 03-15-2005

I thought I twisted my bars after laying the bike down pretty hard.

My steering was definitely tweaked when I picked the bike back up, but when I was taking them off to replace them I realized it was just that the rubber bar clamp was more loose on one side. I laid the bars down on a flat surface and they were true as can be.

I think I had a feeling this is what it was beforehand, but just wanted a reason to buy new bars.

03-06-2005	#1 (permalink)
l81morex Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 4	KX 125 pulling to the left My bike was dumped hard on the left side yesterday, on the street. (Long story). It is pulling slightly to the left now. It looks like the handle bars are slightly bent, the front rim and shocks all seem to be in alignment. I have spun the front tire several times and the rim is perfectly centered and does not appear bent. Any thoughts as to why the bike might be pulling to the left? On another note, I got my bike back yesterday with a new top end done by Powersports of Houston on Eldridge. I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am with Shawn and Eric. They were very honest and fair with me, not to mention they, as well as their mechanic, were very patient with me in explaining all of my options and the best route to take. They didn't take any short cuts, even drained my tank, and gave me some new gas. These guys treated my bike, as if it was their own. They have worked on my bike as well as my sons KLX 125, and have always been very fair and reasonable in how they treated me. I highly recommend these guys if you are in the Houston area.

03-06-2005	#2 (permalink)
QKENUF4U AZ's Official Mechanic BTK Expert Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: phoenix arizona Posts: 3,646	could be you TWISTED the forks in the triple clamps. are you SURE the bars are bent or are they just out of alignment from the twisted forks ? heres how i fixed my F2 after my highside. loosen the BOTTOM triple clamp bolts only. find a tree/telephone pole etc. bang the TIRE (NOT THE RIM) off the stationary object snug the bottom bolts back up ride to see if straight repeat as necessary (this is the same thing you used to do on your bicycle when a kid) ALSO check to make sure your FRONT DISC is straight, might be slightly bent and grabbing the brake pad

03-06-2005	#3 (permalink)
l81morex Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 4	The left side of the handle bars are out of alignment (bent back slightly). My guess is that the forks are twisted, but it's sort of hard to tell from just eyeballing it. As hard as my brother hit the ground when he fell, my guess is that it is the forks that are causing the problems. I'll try the above and see if that strightens it out. Thanks for your response.

03-14-2005	#4 (permalink)
KXJeff Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St. Louis Posts: 13	All you need to do is go buy a set of pro circuit Kayaba forks and get the powder coated triple clamps, you know the kind the Grant Langston is using in Supercross and youll be fine.

03-15-2005	#5 (permalink)
ajoed Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 15	I thought I twisted my bars after laying the bike down pretty hard. My steering was definitely tweaked when I picked the bike back up, but when I was taking them off to replace them I realized it was just that the rubber bar clamp was more loose on one side. I laid the bars down on a flat surface and they were true as can be. I think I had a feeling this is what it was beforehand, but just wanted a reason to buy new bars.

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