On my Big Red 200, when I'm driving the machine always seems like it's pulling to the left. Would this be the forks that are crooked, if so, how could I fix this? The tires are good, and the axle is straight, what else could it be? Any help appreciated.

 

if your forks are bent, you should look around for some used ones or try to bend'em maybe. My neighbour's forks were bent also and he had buy some used ones cuz he could barely turn anymore lol, but good luck with that

 

also, if its always pulling to the left, its possible the splines on your left hub or on the axle are gone so its spinning freely, thus the right tire will push it to the left, maybe check that out first!

 

Most common thing is the rear tires don't have the same diameter, either from not being the same air psi, or sometimes if they've been overinflated a long time they actually stretch out, and even if the psi is the same, the diameters are different. You can check it by wrapping a string around them and measuring. Or fudge the psi a little by putting more air in the left than the right.

 

i would bet on the tires. i sliced the side on one of my rear tires so i had to get a new one. i was concerned about the new one being taller, because the old one (which was also almost new) has alittle wear. well, i was wrong. the new tire was flat and the old one was rounded. i'm not sure if the previous owner had over inflated them or if the new one was jsut different. the old tires were titan turf tamers and the new one is a carlside turf tamer. they looked identical, but not quite. but what i'm sayn is tires taht are even alittle off will cause that. i have rode a threewheeler with the forks alittle tweaked and it didnt seem to affect the steering. you'd better hope its the tires, thats an easy fix. good luck!

 

you were closer with the first guess with the forks.

Take the forks apart and clean inside, if you like to play in the mud sometimes the dirt and crud gets up inside and one fork will end up seizing up a little. clean them up re lube them and try using some grease in the boot, this will help keep some of the water out.

check the front drum as well sometimes it likes to injest a little mud too.

 

check tire psi and make sure your swingarm is tight aroud the axle. Some times the bearing carrier bolts come loose and the whole rear end will start to flex.