Well i noticed that on my 01 ds 650 that the steering is all over the place on high speed soultion a pep steering stabilizer ? or the lonestar a arms to fix the negative caster any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.

 

I picked up some American Star fully adjustable upper a-arms & a steering stabilizer that seemed to help out w/ the steering, had to take em off tho. There is a problem w/ the design tho so I have to send them back up to get fixed. Its solid tho I don't think these things will break anytime soon

A plus w/American Star is their service. Really cool & have taken care of any problems I've had

 

Check the front shocks.... I bought one of my ds650's from a kid who had installed the front shocks upside down.. I couldn't keep it on the trail at anything over 20mph...

 

yea id check to make sure theres something not wrong with it before getting into mods/accessories lol

 

I would check the toe in and out then the ball joints for play the stock arms do have some bump steer in them but should run straight on the flats

 

Yes the toe is way out and i noticed the steering shaft bearing has some up and down play in it i remember something said long ago about the steering shafts on ds they bend but i odnt think its bent but the bearing is going bad were they common on these ? I had it out on the road tonight couldnt have enough to top it out but man this things is very fast on the top end !!!

 

Yes make sure the toe is set properly. I like to run about a 1/2" of toe in - seems to really help with the darting steering...

 

I just picked up a ds 650 baja x and I think the front shocks are upside down they are Ryde Fx so I think they are aftermarket. are they better then the baja x oem shocks? anyway all the writing is upside down and the main part of the shock body is on the top.

 

will a baja muffler work on my 2001 only thing thats different should be the heat shroud right ?

 

The shock body should be on the top however I don't see how even if they were installed upside down would affect straight line handling. Your shocks in no way determine the geometry of the front end components. All they do is provide dampening...

The first year DS's were known for having high speed handling issues. It was all related to the funky geometry of the first year a-arms. A steering stabilizer may help mask the problem but the only way to really get rid of it is to ditch the a-arms. Go with either a good set of aftermarket a-arms or look for a used set on Ebay from an 02' or up.