04 gsxr, forks or frame bent?

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dgman10

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i have an o4 gsxr 600 that i am setting up for track. ibought it off a kids mom after he wrecked it and got put in the hospital. the front weel is back like 2 inches from where it should be. i replaced the forks and triple tree becase the frame seems to be fine, no stress marks scathes or anything on the inside or out. and it still is back from what it should be. i tried rasing it and lowering it but that also diddnt work. i also tried fitting stock and race plastics and the tire is back against both. is it possible im missing something? thought id ask the experts.
 
BarryD

BarryD

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The headstock on the frame could be bent.... you may not be able to tell just by looking. I'd have it measured by a competent outfit such as GMD, etc..
 
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dgman10

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yeah i live in hershey, pa so just outside of harrisburg. so if the frame ends up being bent can a place like gmd actually bend it back or do whatever to fix it, or will they just let me know what the actual problem is?

p.s. i threw some pics in an album if you want to see what the deal is...
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Pascal

Pascal

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How are you determining the wheel is too far back? Measure the wheel base and check against a good known number. Try to avoid using body work as a reference - most bodywork has a fair amount of play in mounting.
 
JGardy_781

JGardy_781

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It would have been better to shoot a pic right down from the side of the bike with the camera held about halfway up the height of the forks to get a little better perspective, but using the pics you provided, particularly the fourth, I compare the angle of the forks to the downward sloping angle of the left frame spar (trying to ignore the bodywork itself, since like Pascal said, it might be installed funny leading to the contact with the front wheel), and It looks like the angle between the two is too sharp for your average GSXR. That picture leads me to believe that the headstock is somehow bent downwards (if that makes sense), bringing the end of the forks further back towards the frame - basically what you're probably thinking.

Your best bet is likely to have the bike taken to a GMD Computrack center to have it professionally measured and hopefully fixed. Some guys on the BBS have used various GMD centers before with, from what I hear, great success.

Good luck...
Jason
 
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