Steering Wheel Freezed Up
- Thread starter bulla
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Never seen a Ridgeback with a steering wheel 
Maybe i need to sober up an take another look :loony: :loony:
Carlos :roll: :roll:
Maybe i need to sober up an take another look :loony: :loony: Carlos :roll: :roll:
Ok, if you are on Fort Weaver road then maybe you got stuck in a big rut!!!!
So when you say it locked up do you mean that it's stuck now and you can't turn the bars left or right?
Either way you need to pull the trees and check out the races and bearings.
You taking it to Cycle City? Isn't there another dealer there now out on Farmington Hwy?
Lets us know what they find.
Mahalo,
Ray
Redflames02
Active Member
Never had that happen, but that could be dangerous.
Fix that before you ride.
Fix that before you ride.
Sean_BDMATL
New Member
i've seen before where the internal fork stops that big dog uses will fail if you drop the bike. The bottom plate on that fork stop screws into the lower tripple tree with 4 very small cs bolts. Upon dropping the bike the heads of these will break off, allowing the bars to hit the tank. It will also cause the steering to lock up, and in some cases i've seen it act like bad bearings.
Moespeeds
Well-Known Member
It happened to me, but mine never got to where it locked up. Check the big Jesus bolt under the neck. The locking screw came loose, and the bolt started to back out. As it backs out, the bearings get play, and the rake of the forks forces them crooked, causing them to bind. The steering will get progressively stiffer, but if you're on the highway you may not notice until it gets really bad. I had no idea because I was on a long trip. Once I got on back roads I knew something was wrong. You gotta get the front end off the ground, and tighten that thing back up if it's loose.
barhopper
Another round please
Is the airbag still in tact?Has anyone had any problems with their steering wheel freezing up or being stuck in place?? I own a 2004 BIG DOG Ridgeback and had encountered an unfortunate incident. Any reply would be appreciated.
The_lush_one
Member
I was having a hell of a time getting around corners on my bike. I was just to embarrassed to ask if anyone else was missing a steering wheel. Man I feel so much better i was getting very tired of just going straight.
