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doesn't turn well???

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i have a 06 450 and it has the worst steering on it. like im talking a side by side has a tighter turning radius. its all stock, do these things just suck for tuening stock or is there something wrong with my bike?
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ya get the rear end spinning and itll turn good. but if your going slow it doesnt turn well
so they are all like that stock? cuz i know my buddy has one with an lt front end and it turns amazing. anything i can do to help with the slow speed turning?
according to what you want to spend

if your wanting to stay cheap and stock width JD performance has a upper a-arm only kit which makes the front end completely adjustable to turn better, if you want to add more to that add the 04-05 spindles to the equation, the 06-+ models front ends push quiet a bit more than the 04-05 because of the spindle design, alot of racers switch to the 04-05 spindles, but you also need 04-05 hubs and tie rods, if you get it with the jd upper only kit

if you want to add more and add more width to the bike, get a set of JD performance +2 a-arms that are completely adjustable
I had a similiar question in an earlier post(Burgard +2 a-arms) that I really havent recieved much response on. Is the problem with the 06 front ends caster? It certainly feels like it on my bike. I have an idea of how to fix but i havent recieved a definative answer. Thanks.
if you wanna get better turning for free... just grind down the bump stops at the bottom of the steering stem which limit how far its allowed to turn.

dont know if many people do that or not... but if the turning bothers you that much thats a free/quick fix.
Like Hondaman said .... the 06+ front ends suck ... the way to get them to turn better and HANDLE Better is with the 04/05 front end set up ...

Grinding the Bump stops will work too but you will be turning the bars FURTHER and you need to make sure that nothing binds up on ya when you turn the bars ....

A stabilizer is also a HAVE TO HAVE on the 06+ front ends when its all said and done ...
Like Hondaman said .... the 06+ front ends suck ... the way to get them to turn better and HANDLE Better is with the 04/05 front end set up ...

Grinding the Bump stops will work too but you will be turning the bars FURTHER and you need to make sure that nothing binds up on ya when you turn the bars ....

A stabilizer is also a HAVE TO HAVE on the 06+ front ends when its all said and done ...[/b]
yea thats very true, i hadnt done it to mine... dont plan on it... jus an idea for him if he's lookin for a cheap... wont say fix... how bout alternative?
Like Hondaman said .... the 06+ front ends suck ... the way to get them to turn better and HANDLE Better is with the 04/05 front end set up ...

Grinding the Bump stops will work too but you will be turning the bars FURTHER and you need to make sure that nothing binds up on ya when you turn the bars ....

A stabilizer is also a HAVE TO HAVE on the 06+ front ends when its all said and done ...[/b]
yea thats very true, i hadnt done it to mine... dont plan on it... jus an idea for him if he's lookin for a cheap... wont say fix... how bout alternative?
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Not saying it wont work ... i know a couple GNCCers that recently got Factory Contracts that when they were on Hondas they did this to keep their cost down on their builds by not haveing to buy new spindle and hubs ... So it can work very effectively ...
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