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. I'm close to ct, not far from ny. Spanners. What am missing? How can I check the frame for straightness?
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You can also do a comparison with a known straight bike of the same model.
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I've seen them check in a way that I would describe as unorthodox. Wtf do I know...
Like spanners said, use the neck.
Strip everything of the bike, stop whining
Grab a chalk line and snap a line about eight feet long
Center as well as you possibly can
Drop a plumb bob down the neck onto the chalked line
Start checking all your lines and angles
Compare with something known good like a manual or a known good frame
I can't say if this works out doesn't work as I've never tried it.
Like spanners said, use the neck.
Strip everything of the bike, stop whining
Grab a chalk line and snap a line about eight feet long
Center as well as you possibly can
Drop a plumb bob down the neck onto the chalked line
Start checking all your lines and angles
Compare with something known good like a manual or a known good frame
I can't say if this works out doesn't work as I've never tried it.
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Nah, we straighten frames with the tank still on if it hasn't already been removed....only need the trees out to check through the neck.
The guy I use makes his living straightening motocross and race frames...charges 300NZD a time....dead cheap!!!
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How much free play could possibly be in the mounts, I don't even see how it could measure straight and be so far off unless I can shift the bottom of the engine somehow. I went against my better judgement and took it out for an hour ride last night. I kept checking the petcock with my finger to make sure it wasn't leaking. Handles great, but it does want to go left slightly with no hands but I can force it straight with a little lean and no hands. With hands on the bars there's no pull at all
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How much free play could possibly be in the mounts, I don't even see how it could measure straight and be so far off unless I can shift the bottom of the engine somehow. I went against my better judgement and took it out for an hour ride last night. I kept checking the petcock with my finger to make sure it wasn't leaking. Handles great, but it does want to go left slightly with no hands but I can force it straight with a little lean and no hands. With hands on the bars there's no pull at all
I just went through the same thing on my bike.
I can't list all the things I tried.
When I got rid of my spokes and put on mags (along with respacing the front wheel) that finally fixed it.
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Spokes look good, but really have no business on a normal road bike like a Harley... they are of no use to a Harley rider. If you ride an ADV bike and need spokes, it's a different story.
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If you think spokes are so good then go tell road racers to stop putting those shitty aluminum wheels on their bikes.
