Bike balancing . I have noted that it's hard to balance with no hands

I am going at a steady pace on a flat road and let go of the bars my bike will start to go right. Shifting my weight to the left helps but seems unstable and hard to control. Is this normal on bike? The road crown might be the problem but I think I have seen bikers ride without touching the bars for awhile. Let me know your experiences. Thanks and keep the shinny side up!

 

Personally, I'd just "Keep your eyes on the road and your hands upon the whee-el" errr, handlebars!

 

um personaly on a mountain bike i cant even do that might be due too unquardination never tried it on a motorbike has been no reason to but if your forks out of alighnments that wouldnt help worse case senario they are bent but there are ways to check if there out of alighnment and they can be adjusted into alighnment if you dont know how to check yourself take it into a bike shop and they will most likely be able to tell by eye and proberly adjust it for you for like 50 bucks otherwise do some searching on howtos to do it yourself

 

Maybe put up on the center stand and place a straightedge on the rear wheel up to the front and see if the alignment is off. There has to be a way to square up the front forks with the rear wheel.

 

I will never be able to stand on the seat if I can't let go of the handle bars. lol Live like you will do it again.

 

i was thinking about trying to pop a wheelie but you speek like a lunatic

 

If the road has the standard U.S. crown, then it will wander to the right. Have a go in a large, flat, empty parking lot.

 

As for checking the fork alignment:
Mr. Fiddles has a way.

Fork alingment

I find that a handy immovable object (such as a wall or tree) is a good tool for nudging the front wheel around. Lay one side of the wheel against the object and turn the bars.

 

I am sure that if you ride often without touching the bars, sooner or later you will meet with a handy immovable object such as a wall or tree.

 

I have no idea why you would comment about that in response to my post about fork alignment. Having the front wheel and forks aligned properly is a necessary part of motorcycle maintainance, and should never be overlooked.

While I do not ride hands off very often, I am sure that doing so is only slightly more dangerous than motorcycling in general. Motorcycles are inherently stable when in motion, so long as the front and rear are properly aligned with an unbent frame.

 

+1
If you take ur hands off a car steering wheel on a strait road you'll know quickly if you have alignment or tire balance issues. A few seconds hands free on the XJ can tell u the same. Nothing wrong with a bike in balance

 

+1 on the alignment. Have you inspected/replaced the stock,wheels and swing bearings?

Gary H.

 

Don't forget the camber shims.

 

Wrong vehicle