KDX 250 TRACKING PROB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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KDX 250 TRACKING PROB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hey it's zane again. I have a kdx 250. When I go down the road at fairly hight speed and let go of the handle bars, my bike pulls right slightly. Is it normal for a bike to pull one way or the other a little? Btw I have nobies on it, not street tires.
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I mean, if its an off road bike, who cares? Maybe true up the wheels. Mine tracks straight.

Is the road crown an issue?
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Check your rear wheel alignment, and your front as well. It could also be something as simple as too much/little dish in one of the tires. Better question is why do you get up toa decent speed and take your hands off the bars :doh:
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I just mean I'm not going so slow that I couldn't keep the bike at the balance point and got that wobble. By speed I mean the bottom of third. Road crown isn't an issue because it does it on both sides (still pulling right)and my friends kdx doesn't really do it. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a bent frame or something like that. Is there a way I can make sure of that?
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quick and dirty check is to find a dry patch of road, dump a bunch of water over the wheels, then walk it forward across the dry pavement in a straight line. The front and rear tracks should lie right on top of each other. If not then you have an alignment issue.
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Ok I'll try that. Cool trick. Thank you guys so much for answering me too by the way.
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