Handling fixed!!! Thanks Larry!
I had two handling problems that were obvious as soon as I bought the bike. I had a form of the ST weave I guess. The bike "wandered" back and forth about 2 feet in a nice casual weave at 70 mph. I could hold it straight but that meant applying light pressure to the bars. Something was obviously wrong. The second problem was the bike would "fall" to the left when entering roundabouts. That felt really terrible. 2 up it was a real concern for that one moment of turn-in. I was thinking about new suspension parts, springs, shock, etc.
BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I called Larry on the white courtesy phone. BEST PHONE CALL EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Larry said fixing the handling was easy. It was shockingly easy. It was also a unique solution I had never heard of and I have not been able to find on YouTube, Google or any forum including this one. (If Larry's Alignment is well described on this forum I don't know where it is. It would make an excellent ST article in my mind.) Larry showed me how to finely align the front end components in a way I have never heard of and would never have thought of. I've been riding since 1978 and I swear I don't know why Larry's alignment method isn't common practice on every bike, every time a front wheel comes off. But it was all news to me. GREAT NEWS! No weave, no falling into roundabouts, no ST high speed handling concerns, no silly solutions involving not using a top box or a bigger windscreen, none of that nonsense. Just Larry's alignment method. Of course, if you want to know the details about the Alignment talk to the Maestro Larry.
There is also a good chance in my mind that Larry's alignment can eliminate front tire cupping. Wouldn't that be some kind of magic?
Huge thanks Larry. You are a terrific mechanic and an even better person.
I had two handling problems that were obvious as soon as I bought the bike. I had a form of the ST weave I guess. The bike "wandered" back and forth about 2 feet in a nice casual weave at 70 mph. I could hold it straight but that meant applying light pressure to the bars. Something was obviously wrong. The second problem was the bike would "fall" to the left when entering roundabouts. That felt really terrible. 2 up it was a real concern for that one moment of turn-in. I was thinking about new suspension parts, springs, shock, etc.
BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I called Larry on the white courtesy phone. BEST PHONE CALL EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Larry said fixing the handling was easy. It was shockingly easy. It was also a unique solution I had never heard of and I have not been able to find on YouTube, Google or any forum including this one. (If Larry's Alignment is well described on this forum I don't know where it is. It would make an excellent ST article in my mind.) Larry showed me how to finely align the front end components in a way I have never heard of and would never have thought of. I've been riding since 1978 and I swear I don't know why Larry's alignment method isn't common practice on every bike, every time a front wheel comes off. But it was all news to me. GREAT NEWS! No weave, no falling into roundabouts, no ST high speed handling concerns, no silly solutions involving not using a top box or a bigger windscreen, none of that nonsense. Just Larry's alignment method. Of course, if you want to know the details about the Alignment talk to the Maestro Larry.
There is also a good chance in my mind that Larry's alignment can eliminate front tire cupping. Wouldn't that be some kind of magic?
Huge thanks Larry. You are a terrific mechanic and an even better person.