10-24-2022, 12:03 PM
I'm glad my advice was helpful. Just by your picture, the front end looks dead straight.
Some front end wheel drag when spinning is normal, a function of the pads lightly touching the disc, and you can get a screwdriver in there to pry the pads back, or unbolt the calipers and remove them. Without any pad contact, they should spin very freely.
One other thing may cause a slight distortion in the forks/calipers, and lead to a bit of brake drag is if the wheel is not centered in the forks. This is easiest with a helper. Loosen the 2 pinch bolts on both of the lower leg bottoms, and tighten the bolt on the right axle. (You may have to re-tighten temporarily one of the pinch bolts on the left fork so the bolt will tighten.)
Now grab the front brake, and compress the forks several times. Then either put it on the centerstand, or have your assistant tighten the pinch bolts.
I just looked at the overhead shot you took. At the front wheel, it looks like the left disc is farther from the wheel than the right, but that is an optical illusion because the camera was a little to the right. There is no way the discs could have shifted.
I see that the bars are rotated a little bit forward, so the ends are a little higher. Do you know if the bars were bent?
I just posted a little thread on checking for straightness of used bars.
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=18328
Some front end wheel drag when spinning is normal, a function of the pads lightly touching the disc, and you can get a screwdriver in there to pry the pads back, or unbolt the calipers and remove them. Without any pad contact, they should spin very freely.
One other thing may cause a slight distortion in the forks/calipers, and lead to a bit of brake drag is if the wheel is not centered in the forks. This is easiest with a helper. Loosen the 2 pinch bolts on both of the lower leg bottoms, and tighten the bolt on the right axle. (You may have to re-tighten temporarily one of the pinch bolts on the left fork so the bolt will tighten.)
Now grab the front brake, and compress the forks several times. Then either put it on the centerstand, or have your assistant tighten the pinch bolts.
I just looked at the overhead shot you took. At the front wheel, it looks like the left disc is farther from the wheel than the right, but that is an optical illusion because the camera was a little to the right. There is no way the discs could have shifted.
I see that the bars are rotated a little bit forward, so the ends are a little higher. Do you know if the bars were bent?
I just posted a little thread on checking for straightness of used bars.
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=18328