Bike Pulls To Right After Installing New Avons

NOT A DRASTIC PULL TO RIGHT BUT, IF I LET GO OF BARS BIKE WILL PULL TO RIGHT. YES, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF CROWN OF THE ROAD CAUSING ANY BIKE A TENDENCY TO MOVE RIGHT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON THIS BIKE. I HAVE HAD IT FOR ABOUT 6 MTHS AND 2,000 MILES. BIKE HAD DUNLOP OEM TIRES PRIOR- FRONT WAS WORN DOWN TO 2/32 AND REAR HAD ABOUT 2,000 MILES ON IT. REAR  OEM DUNLOP WAS INSTALLED JUST BEFORE I BOUGHT BIKE. REAR BLEW OUT LAST WEEK,  CAUSING NEED TO REPLACE IT SO I WENT WITH THE AVONS -FRONT AND REAR, BASED ON COMMENTS HERE. ALSO, ONE OTHER FACTOR-HAD THE RIVCO CENTER STAND INSTALLED AT SAME TIME. INSTALLING DEALER DOESN'T THINK THERE IS ANY CORRELATION. I'M WONDERING ABOUT THE X-TRA 10 LBS OF THE STAND POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTING TO THIS PROBLEM. ANY IDEAS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I LOVE THE BIKE OTHERWISE AND THIS IS MY FIRST REAL COMPLAINT.

when either the front axel isn't set right (not all the way in to the notch) and/or the front end isn't bounced a few times before setting the pinch bolts.  I'm sure someone can collaborate this.

[Valker]

-the front axle was probably not set just right. You MUST follow the manual. Is there something 'funny' with the front brake also? The two usually go together.

THANKS FOR THE INPUT. I'LL CHECK BOTH OUT. BY BOUNCING FRONT END A FEW TIMES  BEFORE TIGHTENING AXEL PINCH BOLTS, COULD THIS BE DONE AFTER THE FACT NOW, OR SHOULD WHOLE THING BE DISASSEMBLED AND REASSEMBLED, LEAVING THE BRAKE CALIPERS THE LAST THING TO SET IN PLACE? I ASSUME THIS IS ALL ABOUT FORK LEG ALIGNMENT WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT THEY NEED TO FIND THEIR OWN BEST ORIENTATION THEN TIGHTEN THE PINCH BOLTS DOWN? ANYHOW, I'LL TRY SUGGESTION T-NIGHT AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.  THANKS AGAIN.

center the front axle measure from the rotors to the lower fork leg should be as close as possible...tire pressure 42 f 42r and of  
course the rotation arrows are pointing to the front...my 2 cents worth, the avons make the bike handle easier at slow speed and with the cofidence at road speed....now switch the front and rear pads to hh rated aftermarked pads and the thing will stop toooooo....I have the interstate....towman85@aol.com out for now.

I tried suggestion about centering axel. Talk to selling dealer. Talk to installing dealer-he new nothing about centering axel. Talk to local dealer. Honda dealers agree-try centering "fork" they say-I believe same thing referred to here. Procedure: Put bike on center stand. Loosen axel pinch bolts. One dealer said to "whack" fork leg front and back -with rubber mallot-which i did, to loosen up and make sure forks not binding (they are not), then push off center stand and bounce up and down 3-4 times to "reallign" front forks so bike will track properly, then tighten up pinch bolts while bike on ground. I did the procedure
with assistance of wifey-she tightened pinch bolts (she's not very mechanically inclined-didn't know which way to tighten. She got thru it though) Tested bike and is VERY NEARLY PERFECT-just slight tendency to drift right. This may be road crown. when in left lane bike tracks straight with slight tendency to wander left. We'll ride for a while to evaluate. Definitely better-bike no longer dives into right hand curve. It requires push on right handle bar now which it did not before. Thanks for all the help. We'll keep you posted.

I don't know exact wording of how to do the procedure as I don't have the shop manual. Apparently there are two versions of how to do it. Both state that bike must be bounced up and down (front suspension) before locking pinch bolts down. In one version (from Honda dealer), both side's fork leg pinch bolts should be left loose until after bouncing front end, then tightened up. Another version is to tighten left side pinch bolts first, then bounce front end while holding front brake, then tighten right side pinch bolts (in that exact order)- this procedure had most positive effect. I think what they are really trying to accomplish is to ensure that the forks move up and down smoothly as this could cause a steering problem if one or the other were in a bind. At any rate, it's done and I appreciate the input here. Now if I could just get this blankety-blank weather to stabilize so I could ride.