R1100GS top yoke

After my 1100 had a lie down in my lockup as I was pulling it backwards and the crash bar caught the exhaust on my FJ12 as I tilted it to clear it the bugger decided to fall over and there was no way in hell I was gonna attempt to stop it so the left hand side of the handle bar took the full weight of the bike as it caught the spare rear wheel for my FJ stopping it from completely hitting the deck ..the handlebar bent so Ive replaced it but on riding it the bars/top yoke are slightly to the left from straight ahead, Ive tried to straighten the yoke like you do on other bikes but its not for moving.. how the hell do you loosen the top yoke ? Ive tried but the allen bolt is solid ..is there a grub screw or something to remove 1st ? cheers

The bolt is threaded into a nut underneath .
Slackening the top joke won’t achieve anything though.
As the fork stanchions are mounted into spherical bearings.
Try slackening the fork brace bolts and wheel axle clamps.

mikeyboy said:

The bolt is threaded into a nut underneath .
Slackening the top joke won’t achieve anything though.
As the fork stanchions are mounted into spherical bearings.
Try slackening the fork brace bolts and wheel axle clamps.

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Cheers will try that..

mikeyboy said:

The bolt is threaded into a nut underneath .

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Only on 1200 models.

1100/1150 models the bolt threads direct into the front frame.

Steptoe said:

Only on 1200 models.

1100/1150 models the bolt threads direct into the front frame.

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So in that case slackening off the bolt will work the same as you'd normally do to straighten up the bars/forks ?

West coast gser said:

So in that case slackening off the bolt will work the same as you'd normally do to straighten up the bars/forks ?

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No. ...

Steptoe said:

Only on 1200 models.

1100/1150 models the bolt threads direct into the front frame.

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I stand corrected