1150 steering issue?

[Bryn]

I got a collegue from the accident investigators to take it out for a ride today, and he came back to inform me the frame was bent at the headstock end and showed me where.
So it wasn't repaired properly !!!!

The frame is going have to be rejigged or a new frame !

You see, next time ask the boilerman to take it for a spin- not the oilrag

 

[northengit]

Hi

Found out what the problem is ! Sue had a white van reverse into her at lights at low speed.
This was in Jan. 2008 the bike was sent away by insurance company to be repaired.
They had it for a couple of weeks and brought it back and said it was fixed.

I got a collegue from the accident investigators to take it out for a ride today, and he came back to inform me the frame was bent at the headstock end and showed me where.
So it wasn't repaired properly !!!!

The frame is going have to be rejigged or a new frame !

Sue's not happy !!

Just for your info, I had a similair experence a year or two ago...basicly small off involving car, drivers fault.
Bike recovered for insurance approved repair, eventualley all done and returned to me, one year later found that the damage repairs had been ' shall we say bodged'...... I used the sevices of the FSO to claim on my behalf for full repairs and compensation from my insurers.
I had to claim from the insurance co because the m/c repairers had ceased trading.
Good luck.

 

[Wrigsby1]

A few little things...

My 2nd 11GS didn't like the hands free check either and the bars were free moving. i put it down to the very slight (hard to detect) friction in bearings and the different action of the Telelever. The effect will be different that the usual steering stem bearings probs on a "normal" bike. I stopped letting go of the bars for fun

If it aint a notchy bearings which will be fairly easy to detect; take the front wheel off for more accurate check.

If not this it may be down to something as simple as the make of tyres. When i worked for a dealer I noticed a marked difference in the handling of the tyres fitted the BM's. Bridgestones were the most positive steering tyres on non Gs models and Metzeler (at time MEZ2's etc) were slllooowww to tip in. My 1st "company bike" was a R1150RS and it was crap on Metz's with virtually no natural tip into bends. Same with K12RS's.

Same if your rear tyre is worn. It just changes the angles and the Rocksters are natural steerers but have shorter bars than GS's for levering around

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

A few little things...

My 2nd 11GS didn't like the hands free check either and the bars were free moving. i put it down to the very slight (hard to detect) friction in bearings and the different action of the Telelever. The effect will be different that the usual steering stem bearings probs on a "normal" bike. I stopped letting go of the bars for fun

If it aint a notchy bearings which will be fairly easy to detect; take the front wheel off for more accurate check.

If not this it may be down to something as simple as the make of tyres. When i worked for a dealer I noticed a marked difference in the handling of the tyres fitted the BM's. Bridgestones were the most positive steering tyres on non Gs models and Metzeler (at time MEZ2's etc) were slllooowww to tip in. My 1st "company bike" was a R1150RS and it was crap on Metz's with virtually no natural tip into bends. Same with K12RS's.

Same if your rear tyre is worn. It just changes the angles and the Rocksters are natural steerers but have shorter bars than GS's for levering around

add an uneven set of bars into that and you have