97 Valkyrie steering bearings

[Warlock]

Today I figured I would check the torque on mine. Pappy Zook is getting me a set of 6 degree, but in the mean time it kept feeling like when I hit a bump the handle bars felt like they wanted to come out of my hands. Pulled it down and un staked the pins for the adjustment nut. I could move the nut by hand. So I torqued it the 30-35 lbs. I know 12 is normal for the 2 wheel bike and somewhere on here I read 30-35 lb torque. So I torqued it there and now it handles so much better. I didn't put a scale on it, but when I do the new triple tree I will do it then. Didn't feel any slack or possible index in the bearing.

David

 

[Gorilla]

Today I figured I would check the torque on mine. Pappy Zook is getting me a set of 6 degree, but in the mean time it kept feeling like when I hit a bump the handle bars felt like they wanted to come out of my hands. Pulled it down and un staked the pins for the adjustment nut. I could move the nut by hand. So I torqued it the 30-35 lbs. I know 12 is normal for the 2 wheel bike and somewhere on here I read 30-35 lb torque. So I torqued it there and now it handles so much better. I didn't put a scale on it, but when I do the new triple tree I will do it then. Didn't feel any slack or possible index in the bearing.

David

Good Job

Yep always the first thing to check. As most conversions they don't go back and add more torque to the nut over the 2 wheel setting. The trike puts a lot more movement on the triple trees then before.