Hi guys,
I may be about to show what a newbie I still am but......
A friend rode my Low Rider to his house for me this past Friday.(Nothing nefarious...I was running a fever of 101 and couldn't ride it home ) The next morning he went to move it out to his driveway for me. He checked the fork lock out of habit and discovered it was 'locked'. He rode it home this way and I've been riding it for months and I've never used the fork lock. He's a HD mechanic and said he's never heard of this happening. He 'unlocked' it and now this bike rides like a totally different machine. Like I said. I'm new and this was a big jump up in bikes for me. My last bike was a Suzuki Savage 650. I thought that my problems with sharp turns were the bigger, more powerful bike that I was still nervous on. Now I can urge it into a corner with the gentlest of effort and it responds like a dream.
Has anyone run into this before? How can this be possible? I thought if it was locked it would not move. Could it have been only partially engaged?
Please bear with me if this is a silly question!
I may be about to show what a newbie I still am but......
A friend rode my Low Rider to his house for me this past Friday.(Nothing nefarious...I was running a fever of 101 and couldn't ride it home ) The next morning he went to move it out to his driveway for me. He checked the fork lock out of habit and discovered it was 'locked'. He rode it home this way and I've been riding it for months and I've never used the fork lock. He's a HD mechanic and said he's never heard of this happening. He 'unlocked' it and now this bike rides like a totally different machine. Like I said. I'm new and this was a big jump up in bikes for me. My last bike was a Suzuki Savage 650. I thought that my problems with sharp turns were the bigger, more powerful bike that I was still nervous on. Now I can urge it into a corner with the gentlest of effort and it responds like a dream.
Has anyone run into this before? How can this be possible? I thought if it was locked it would not move. Could it have been only partially engaged?
Please bear with me if this is a silly question!