Crooked bars

[jdm5770]

Quick question, my bars are slightly crooked, not bent. What I mean is that it's just like the steering on a car if the alignment is off, to go straight you have to have the wheel turned slightly. There is about a 1" difference and it drives me crazy going down the road. I did a few searches but only came up with bent bars on the forum. Some advice here would be great, I didn't want to jump right into the bike and start tearing the front end up without asking. Thanks!

[djct_watt]

Have you tried aligning the rear wheel? Use the string method. Just search for chain adjustment and rear wheel alignment. A slightly cockeyed rear wheel will result in a cockeyed front wheel. . .

[suzukiray]

With the front of the bike supported, & the front tire OFF the ground, LOOSEN all of the fork clamping bolts & triple clamp bolts & handlebar clamping bolts. Turn the bars side to side to see if they will straighten out. Tighten everything back up & go test ride. If that doesn't solve the issue, SOMETHING is bent! Ray.

[DOCTORNITRO]

Also, are you sure the bike has not been dropped? You may just have a bent bar on one side.

[jdm5770]

alright, thanks guys, I'll give the above a try.