Just got back from all day travel and this appears to be the issue. Disassembled the thing and the bearings tumbled out of the holder. I hate the expression, my bad, but this appears to be the case.

My tank steering description maybe should have been modified that it was just hard to steer. Would track ok but was just hard to turn while riding but with no load on stem(no rider) it acted like a normal fork should.

Will report back once either replacement bearings are found or a new headset is installed.

Thanks to all who replied and Happy Holidays and good riding to all.