Hi guys

I haven't been rough on my Eiger at all "kinda baby it", and now the other day it started pulling to the left. The air pressure in the tires is equal, and nothing seems to be loose in the front end. Any ideas on what might be the problem?

Thanks

Chad

 

When does it pull to the left? As long as it's moving or just at certain speeds say above 10mph. If you left tire developed a flat spot, but I would thing that would cause a serious vibration like being out of balance. Did you check your bearings/brakes? One of them not functioning properly could cause drag like that. The first thing I would do is place the entire bike on jackstands (for the love of god don't do the cheap route and use a cinder block). A cumalong on the front and back racks is not the solution either. Sorry for the disclaimer [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] Once the bike is solidly on jackstands. Start the bike up and put it in gear and just let it idle and look down the center of the tire and look for odd places in shape of wheel or the treads in the tires themselves. If the problem's not evident by now, shut the bike down and check your brakes and bearings. If all that checks out, get out your protractor and setup a grid on the floor with the proper toe in you want for each wheel. If everything still looks good.........then I'm lost.

To sum it up.
Tires
Wheels
Bearings
Brakes
Steering alignment
That's the order I'd do it in.

 

does anybody else ever ride it or could they have and hit somthing. My quadzilla used to pull hard to the right becuase the frame was tweaked when I got it. I ajusted the toe-in and it runs strait when going forward now. it still turns when i push it backwards but theres no reverse so it isnt a big deal. braaap

 

Yea that's what I think happened "my brother" took it out the other day. Says he didn't hit anything and that it went straight as an arrow down the road. So I don't know what to say, it starts pulling the minute you start to move forward.

 

could the tie rod be bent on one side

 

That's what I was thinking but it doesn't look like it but it could be very hard to tell.

 

my brother's eiger did that and its an 05', came from the fatory that way

 

Well if you've got the money/time or better yet a friend that owns a body shop. Load up the bike and take it to them. They may be able to throw it up on their frame machine and see if something is bent or tweaked. Alternatively, and it's not the most scientific, you could use some triangulation measurements to make sure everthing on the bike is square. Example, choose the center point from your front and rear bumpers. Then measure out to all four wheels. The rears and fronts should have the same measurements from the same point. Just try and measure to the same poing on all four wheels (i.e. dead center at top of tire). Worse case scenario take it to the dealer and see if they'll give you a free estimate.

Oh, and after it's all said and done, I'd hog-tie my brother and drag him from the back of my bike and take him through the narrowest trails I could at full speed. Make sure you beat him against some big oak trees and take him over a rock wall or two. That'll teach him!