I wasnt happy. So asked for a checkup again. At 11.2k kms my bike's forks and steering T stem were again trued. Any improvement? Just marginal. Still the bike used to veer to the left. I was asked to run for a few days for the knowing the real difference.
One day i got totally pissed after hearing hearing constantly from fellow bikers about the problem. I blasted the service engineer. The service center manager immediately called me and my bike was again taken for a checkup. It was serviced on a Sunday. The Cone set was again changed at 12.5k kms. The first one wasnt properly fit so got busted soon. The forks and steering T stem were again trued and the mudguard bracket changed. The bike was much better than before. All the possibilities checked, still the bike used to sway to the left. I was asked to run it like that for some 1000kms so that the Cones get set and the fork frees.
In between at 14.5k kms i made a visit and told them that the bike is still the same and only marginal improvement has been noticed. Again after a check up by the service advisor, he told me that the rear tyre is worn out so it is causing the bike to veer to the left. This time the steering fork was very loose. So they tightened it a bit.
Now my bike has run 16.5k kms and still the problem hasnt been resolved. I have changed my rear tyre but to no use. Yes, there is drastic improvement from what it was at 10k kms and what it is now. But it is not at its best. I couldnt visit the service center frequently as i shifted my house to a place very far.
Yesterday i again went for a checkup. The forks and steering T stem were checked by the fork experts. He said they are fine and only the steering fork was too tight so the hands were paining. My mechanic loosed the steering fork and finally the handling improved a bit. But still it veers slightly to the left.
The latest thing of my bike. It is shaking (i dont know what to call it) front caliper
. Upon holding the caliper and slight movement it moves left and right. I showed this to my mechanic and he said that it is nothing to worry of. The hole of the pin which is used to hold the brake pads together has enlarged due to excessively hard braking done by me.
On a straight road if i keep the front lever squeezed i can feel the feedback of the brakes. I can feel the oscillations (or whatever it is). the brake tightens at a particular point and loosens at a particular point. all this happens as a cycle in fraction of seconds.Guys, iam fed up with these problems
. Please if someone can help me out i would be grateful to him.


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