You should get the service manual. I don't understand the economy of buying a bike and not getting the manual if you do your own maintenance. Regardless, the VRSCF is no different than the other VRSC models made since 2009 when the upper triple clamp and steering stem were changed.
According to the 2010 Service Manual, total "Fall-Away" motion should be 51 to 102 mm (2 to 4 inches). I'm not sure about the '07 and '08 models, but the '06 and earlier models had a Fall-Away spec of 127 to 178 mm.
If Fall-Away motion is over spec you need to loosen the steering head bearings and conversely tighten these, if the motion is under spec.
To adjust the bearing you need to loosen the steering stem pinch bolt and the fork tube pinch bolts on the upper triple tree.
If motion is over spec, loosen the steering stem bolt and then tap upward on the triple clamp to loosen the bearings.
If motion is under spec, tighten the bearings by tapping down on the upper triple clamp.
You then tighten the steering stem bolt to < 9.5 Nm (84 in•lbs) and the three upper triple clamp pinch bolts (two for the forks and one for the steering stem) to 41 to 48 Nm (30 to 35 ft•lbs) and then check Fall-Away again. Repeat procedure if necessary.
The steering head bearings on the F are adjusted differently than on other V-Rods. Previous V-Rods have a top nut above the upper triple clamp and an adjuster star nut between the upper triple clamp and the top of the steering neck.
The arrangement on the F is more like the traditional HD set up one finds on Sportsters and Superglides. There is a top nut that pre-loads the steering head bearings directly. The upper triple clamp has a pinch bolt that tightens against the top nut. On these all you have to do is loosen the triple clamp pinch bolt around the top nut, and adjust the top nut as necessary to obtain the correct fall away. With that accomplished, retighten the pinch bolt and you are done. Boy do I wish it was that simple on my R!
The "Fall-Away" measurement procedure shown is OK but the technique for adjustment doesn't apply to the 2009 and newer VRSCs. The newer bikes don't have an externally threaded steering stem so there's no upper steering stem nut or the adjusting nut (star nut).
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