Hey Everyone.

So after some searching around it seems this somewhat has been discussed before but threads were older or a little different. I was riding my 2015 street Bob and took both hands off the bars to test for alignment since I'm in that new bike phase where you want to make sure all is good. The bike wants to lean left, as if it's heavier on the left side. It then will start to drift to the left. It did this about 80% of the time, as sometimes letting go of the bars with my body perfectly in the right position it would stay completely straight.

It doesn't pull left or anything, just will lean in that way most of the time if hands taken off. The dealer checked rear wheel alignment a month ago when I had a fender issue and it checked out ok. Tire wear seems normal. Doesn't really bother me unless it indicates something is wrong or is limiting performance or doing damage.

Cue the liberal jokes.

 

Friend of mine had that same problem. Dealership checked the alignment, they checked the brakes, they checked the wheels, they checked the swing arm, they checked the front forks, they supposedly checked everything you could possibly check and finally came up with a cause. "The rider is not properly positioned on the seat."

 

definitely an option. I did try and center myself though.

 

My 07 EGUC does that.......I bet it's the slight tension the clutch cable puts on the front end.........mines been checked out fine......but it still does it.....

 

The primary is on the left side of the bike and throws off the center of balance. Most touring riders offset this by keeping their everyday gear in the right saddlebag. Nothing to worry about.

 

thanks. Yeah it seems from other threads, that some say it's normal and others it's not.

 

Weight distribution
Alignment
Road Crown
Crosswind

These pretty much some it up.

Or.... you live north of the equator and your traveling west.

Wait, I forgot one, your frame is bent.

 

I keep a heavy bag of tools in my right saddlebag on my Road King. Flys straight and true.

 

Joke?

 

Not really, if the bike is bent, you'll never get it to track right until you fix it.

Not saying the frame is bent, just that it could be a possible cause.