Right turn illusion
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Cruiser
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Right turn illusion
When I ride in a straight line the front end looks like it's croked toward the right slightly just enough to bug me and Harley refuses to acknowledge it says it my imagination even though my friends say the same thing when I let them ride it, Harley says nothings wrong. 2 different Harley dealers too. What makes the front end look like it is turning right when I go straight down the road?
I left it with two delers and they said they loosened everything up and realigned it but I don't think so. They won't do anything about it. This on my 2011 Dyna
I left it with two delers and they said they loosened everything up and realigned it but I don't think so. They won't do anything about it. This on my 2011 Dyna
Last edited by Chris Creole; Nov 21, 2011 at 07:11 AM.
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I'm not exactly sure what you're saying...."front end", meaning the,wheel, fender, forks, handlebars or another combination of those???? What I'm getting to (don't mean to say the obvious BUT) if the handlebars are not in that combination, realign them yourself...same for fender, etc....problem solved. Am I over simplifying this? Not trying to be smart *** but just trying to understand.
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my 06 is the same
dont know if it is my imagination or maybe i sit alittle offcenter in the saddle, but the bike tracks great and rides great. I can take my hands off the bars and still go prefectly straight.
i really thing that for me i sit shifted to the right, and always have, but it gives the illusion of crooked handle bars
it does not bother me much anymore
dont know if it is my imagination or maybe i sit alittle offcenter in the saddle, but the bike tracks great and rides great. I can take my hands off the bars and still go prefectly straight.
i really thing that for me i sit shifted to the right, and always have, but it gives the illusion of crooked handle bars
it does not bother me much anymore
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I'm glad I'm not the only person who sees this. Made me think my rear wheel was out of alignment, but that's not the case. Tracks straight, rides great.
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Sounds like a common issue mine is is very slightly like this as well. I thought it was the handle bars so I adjusted those but it did not seem to help. I know with rubber bushings on the handlebars the do move a tad and will look off.