I just bought a new Honda 350....and a friend of mine bought one about a month ago...we have noticed that the front wheels don't line up perfectly parallel....for example, if you turn the handlebars, one wheel is turned out obviously more than the other...we thought it was a mistake on his bike, but when i noticed the same thing on my bike we started to wonder if it is supposed to be that way. So is this supposed to be, or is it poor assembly?

 

thats the way it works. there is nothing wrong

 

What is the purpose of it being set up that way? I assume it is to improve handling. If so, how does it do that?

 

The "Toe-out" setup softens steering (not as sensitive), and makes the machine more stable at speed.

 

Alright. I saw this on my Mojave, but I soon noticed that this was normal. Okay, when you are moving and turn the wheels, notice that the inside wheel turns more, this is because the inside wheel makes a smaller circle then the outside wheel. If they both turned at the same rate then the turning radius would not be as small. Hope this helps.