post accident problems
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:08 am
well it was bound to happen i suppose. Almost 1 year of riding and I finally take a spill. I was goin up my driveway which is long and on a hill and as I get near the street I guess I started leaning in to early as I hit the bump from the driveway to the street. I lost control for a split second and I find myself on the ground. Nice grapefruit sized dent in the tank and I'm not sure but my handlebar seemed to be bent. This is like 2 weeks ago.
I haven't ridden since today. I started her up and she ran a little slow at first then gradually picked up the revs with the choke on. when it was fully warmed up I took her for a ride around the neighborhood. I noticed my handling felt wierd and i drove it back home. Before i could even park her she just stopped. I started her again with the choke on which revved her up pretty high then i turned it off. she idled at around 1500rpm for like 2-3 minutes then died again. it kinda just shutoff.
i'm not even sure where to start looking about this problem.
Update:
I just checked my forks...they appear straight but when i turn all the way to one side part of the triple tree (there's a small bolt on top) hits my tank. the fork on the right side is also very close to hitting my tank as opposed to the other side which has plenty of clearance. so i'm sure its not just my handlebars. how do i get this back in alignment?
I haven't ridden since today. I started her up and she ran a little slow at first then gradually picked up the revs with the choke on. when it was fully warmed up I took her for a ride around the neighborhood. I noticed my handling felt wierd and i drove it back home. Before i could even park her she just stopped. I started her again with the choke on which revved her up pretty high then i turned it off. she idled at around 1500rpm for like 2-3 minutes then died again. it kinda just shutoff.
i'm not even sure where to start looking about this problem.
Update:
I just checked my forks...they appear straight but when i turn all the way to one side part of the triple tree (there's a small bolt on top) hits my tank. the fork on the right side is also very close to hitting my tank as opposed to the other side which has plenty of clearance. so i'm sure its not just my handlebars. how do i get this back in alignment?