'07 680 Rincon with less than 100 hours on it has some side to side play in the steering.
About 1.5 to 2 inches of wiggle at the bars. Everything looks tight with no noticable play in the tie rod ends.
Anyone else have this anomoly in an otherwise fantastic machine?

 

Seeing how you helped me out on the tires i'll give you a clue, if you dont have any play in the tie rod end check your wheel bearings they may have a little rust or wear which will make it a little loose.

 

You need to have someone wiggle the bar while you look to see what it is that has slop.

At the bottom of the steering stem is a nut that holds the plate that the inner tie rods attach to. That nut has been known to come loose on a variety of Hondas.

If it is loose, take the nut all the way off, clean both thread, and hit it with some locktite. I believe there is a cotter pin that you will have to take off the shaft to get the nut off. Be sure to put the pin back when done.

The other thing you could look at is the bolts that clamp down the steering shaft.

You might also check the lock nuts on the tie rod ends. Mine came loose on my first ride...

 

Thanks, Guys. I'm gonna work on it today. We'll see.

 

Yep! Big 3/4" nut at the bottom of the steering shaft was loose. So much for the assembly team. I'll' just go through it and tighten everything.

 

Do take it off, and hit it with some cleaner, and some lock-tite...

 

Gotcha Jeffin. Thanks!