crooked front end
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From: middle tennessee
crooked front end
hey everybody i have a question about the front end on my bike.i have an 07 super glide.when i am seating on the bike and i striaghting the front end my handelbars look and feel like they are off centerd and vice versa if i adjust my handelbars to where they feel and look level then my front end looks like its pointing to one side. i have yet to do the 1000 mile steering head bearing adjustment will that fix the problem or would this be cause for something else also have read a few post about needing to grease the bearing at the 1000 mile mark is that right
Tourer
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RE: crooked front end
I had a similar problem
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I notices my bars in relation to my forks where off. \\; ie when i sat on the bike and looked at the bars crossing the top of my forks one side crossed in the center and one crossed below center.
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I simply lossened the side that was low pilled it forward hard and tigtened and all was good. \\; I know it seems like it shouldnt happen but it did. \\; it was only off maybe a 1/16 of an inch but I could see it driving down the road.
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i would check this
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I notices my bars in relation to my forks where off. \\; ie when i sat on the bike and looked at the bars crossing the top of my forks one side crossed in the center and one crossed below center.
 \\;
I simply lossened the side that was low pilled it forward hard and tigtened and all was good. \\; I know it seems like it shouldnt happen but it did. \\; it was only off maybe a 1/16 of an inch but I could see it driving down the road.
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i would check this
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Cumming, GA
RE: crooked front end
....had similar prob......dealership removed and found incorrect torque on the riser bushings....
..we always pull the bars to the rt \\;when we get on to ride.. i'm thinking that added  \\;to my problem...
.......BINNY \\;
..we always pull the bars to the rt \\;when we get on to ride.. i'm thinking that added  \\;to my problem...
.......BINNY \\;
Road Warrior
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From: Backwoods of NH
RE: crooked front end
Actually, and surprisingly, this is pretty normal I had the same problem and when at the dealership I looked at all the bikes in the showroom and 90% had their bars cocked to the side when compared to the wheel/fender, some a bit less than others. An indy shop owner gave me the easy fix to try: loosen riser clamps just enough so bars begin to move, shove the bars into the correct position with wheel on full lock to that side, then tighten clamp bolts to spec alternating side to side. Worked like a charm and took maybe 5 minutes. Helps to have another set of hands though!
Road Warrior
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From: Backwoods of NH
RE: crooked front end
ORIGINAL: rounder
can also replace the bushings for better ones that do not cause this problem...urethane or something another like that...
can also replace the bushings for better ones that do not cause this problem...urethane or something another like that...
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