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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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a buddy of mine who i'd trust with my kids took my beloved superglide to helena to the rally down there this weekend and left me his ride.. brought it back to day and said he had to adjust the tracking on my rear wheel?? said it was running cockeyed,, i havent messed with the rear wheel since i brought it home in october and i have done a butt load of mods but the only thing i've done to the rear is a 1.75" tamarac lowering blocks?? long story short has anyone else encountered this and if so whats the cause
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 04:03 AM
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a buddy of mine who i'd trust with my kids took my beloved superglide to helena to the rally down there this weekend and left me his ride.. brought it back to day and said he had to adjust the tracking on my rear wheel?? said it was running cockeyed,, i havent messed with the rear wheel since i brought it home in october and i have done a butt load of mods but the only thing i've done to the rear is a 1.75" tamarac lowering blocks?? long story short has anyone else encountered this and if so whats the cause
It sounds like he might have adjusted the axle in the swingarm to align the rear wheel. If that's the case the cause was a misadjusted axle. Your lowering blocks had nothing to do with it.

Maybe now you'll notice the bike handling a bit better, plus the drive belt will last longer.
 
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