My bike drifts//is there help?

[tt600]

Ok, I have an 2002 Triumph TT600,,, 5100 miles on it

I am still trying to get it down pat, but I have started trying to let go of the handle bars. (chicken shit stuff I know, but a start) The deal is, I have been working at it and I can control it and have learned to steer fairly well. I am confident it is no longer me with the problem. When I let go it wants to drift to my right. I have compensated my sitting further to my left,,, helps some. Is it a weight thing? Like the right side of my bike weighs more? Or should I look at tires?? I have no clue.

If some one has any ideas let me know

[BigRed875]

it's you.. road are pitched cause of the water run off....so it is either that or you are wieghing your pegs unevenly....probably both

your seatng position has little to do with it..it is how you wiegh your pegs.....

you should be able to steer your bike without using the bars by putting weight on the peg and the opposite knee against the tank... kinda twisting and leaning at the same time...

turn left..weigh left peg, slide left ass cheek a little off the seat and push the tank with your right knee...and vice versa...

also, the problem could be the idle... having the bike in the power makes it more stable... if you are decellerating the bike will will be a little squirrely andthis will be harder...

[TongWoo]

concentrated on how your weight is distributed on the pegs.

[tt600]

I do NOT have sterring stabilizer nor cruise control. So the only time I can do this is in a deceleration. I have tried at 70 down to 25. Same results, just learned to lean heavy to my left.

So I need to think more of what weight on the pegs. Is there any give away that I can look for just going down the road?

[tt600]

Oh yea,,, road pitch,,,, I have been practicing in a parking lot,,, happens there as well.

[TongWoo]

not really leaning back and forth, but pushing down with your foot on the peg....

[tt600]

Thanks,,, I will work on it tonight and let ya know what happens.

[Brett256]

you may also want to check you chain tensioner settings... if they are not equal on both sides the rear wheel will tow out one way. Also if you tire is badly worn on one side... like if you bought a used race tire from someone (had that happen before) .... I'd check the tensioners

[tt600]

Novice to working on the bike,,,,, give me some details or tell me where to get them please.

[JHooD]

I do NOT have sterring stabilizer nor cruise control. So the only time I can do this is in a deceleration. I have tried at 70 down to 25. Same results, just learned to lean heavy to my left.

So I need to think more of what weight on the pegs. Is there any give away that I can look for just going down the road?


I dont have cruise control either :rotfl:

Just kidding bro, yeah just watch how you distribute your weight....I used to h ave the same problem on stoppies when I would roll em a lil ways...

soon as the back came off the ground it would cock to the left or right...come to find out, I just wasnt even on the bike...work at it bro...u should be good... :pimp:

[f3joel]

Novice to working on the bike,,,,, give me some details or tell me where to get them please.your chain tensioners are on each side of the swingarm, they move the rear tire forward and back so you can adjust chain length, they need to be in the same position on both sides so that your wheel isn't cocked one way or the other. just look at both of them and see if the alignment marks in the same spot on each side.

[tt600]

I will look right after work!

[tt600]

Ok, with some practice and taking the bike to a local speed shop, verdict is. The rear tire is warn even, the tensioner is even on both sides, the weight of the bike side to side is really minimal. As it all comes out, I simply sit off to my right (for what ever reason) and thus I do put more weight on my right foot. With a little bit of perposely moving over and thinking of foot placement, the problem seems to be going away.

Thanks guys for the help

Now just to get the front wheel of the ground for more than a foot at a time.

[TongWoo]

Ok, with some practice and taking the bike to a local speed shop, verdict is. The rear tire is warn even, the tensioner is even on both sides, the weight of the bike side to side is really minimal. As it all comes out, I simply sit off to my right (for what ever reason) and thus I do put more weight on my right foot. With a little bit of perposely moving over and thinking of foot placement, the problem seems to be going away.

Thanks guys for the help

Now just to get the front wheel of the ground for more than a foot at a time.
:pimp: Well, glad to hear that the bike is good! yeah, it's easy to put more weight on one side and not realize it.