I can only say what I've learned from my single experience of my one headsteady but I found that there seemed to be one clear "sweet spot" where it was considerably looser than anywhere else. That said, it wasn't especially dificult to rotate elsewhere.
Mine has now been fitted for a year or two and is currently on the mainstand with the tank off (My annual paranoid wiring check
)and it is now easy to turn between thumb and forefinger whilst on the stand. I assume that this is because the machined surface of the joints has now polished smooth. I seem to remember reading somewhere that this occurs.
Did you manage to get the tie rod completely at right angles to the frame line ? I had to space my horizontal fixing 1/2" from the frame tube clamp to arrive at the correct alignment and the instructions did not mention this.
I would say that if you're confident that everything is in line and that you've found the most free position,
Thanks for help
There is a sweet spot but it is dificult to maintain whilst tightening, but with perserverance I got there, maybe not the loosest bit but certainly easy to move, and it tightens up slightly when the machine is lent over on either side. I am getting a bit of movement when on mainstand. I did get the rod at right angles and I also spaced the frame tube clamp as I felt it was too close to the tower that attaches to the rose joint on the cylinder head fitting.
Thanks
Robert