What would cause this in the steering and is there a way to adjust it? (The bars point slightly to the right while moving straight.) A little history... I bought this Low Rider brand new in 2009. It's never been in an accident and the front tire is stock, never been off. I did just change my stock bars out for these Z bars. I never noticed it before but it could've been like that all along and maybe I just never noticed because my other bars were curved. This is the view I see when driving straight down the road. (See the alignment of the center of the handlebar with the forks.)

 

riser bushings man. If they are not old and you want to keep them, loosen the bolts from under the the top tripple tree just enough to be able to twist them to where they look perfect then tighten them up again. If you still have the originals change them for nylon riser bushings you will be happy you did, use the same procedure to get them where you want them.

 

Awesome... sounds like an easy fix. And since I need to get under there, maybe I'll get the nylon. Thanks bro!

 

Happy to help, you will want to use your old riser washers reversed, a longer bolt, and some silicone spray to press those suckers in. the long bolt doesn't have to be a perfect fit, just have enough threads to clear the bushings into the housings! Then put that bolt away it's done it's work. The first time I tried to put my bushings in by hand I failed miserably - DUH. And do not try to hammer them in!

 

Got it! Thanks again.

 

I picked up a set of the poly bushings from Dennis Kirk. $10 and supper easy to install and it definitely makes a difference over the stocker ones.....

 

I swapped out to poly bushings and regret it. My grips vibrate worse than ever. I am going back to the stock ones.

 

Just the opposite here. Less vibes + better handling.

Easy test: gear on neutral, motor running. Which vibrate worse, your hand on triple tree or on your bars? If you like hand on triple tree better, go with poly.

 

i agree with rubberfrog, polys gave me too much vibration, but the stocks were sloppy. Ended up using a hybred. poly on bottom half, rubber on top -- seems to be the best of both worlds for me -- bars are stiffer and dont move as much, and vibrations are tolerable. [IMG][/IMG]

 

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Got a link to where u got those?