Road King Pulls to the Left

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Jun 25, 2010 | 12:55 PM

spudislandbiker

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Road King Pulls to the Left

Hello All;

I was reading some posts about Road Kings pull to the left when you take your hands off the bars. So I set the cruise and took my hands off the bars, low and behold it pulls to the left.

How common is this?

Is there a fix?

Thank you in advance

Jun 25, 2010 | 01:29 PM

69z28

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Far as I know they all do.Every one I rode does anyway.

Jun 25, 2010 | 01:37 PM

bparsel

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Mine doesnt. I can pull my hands off the bars and she stays straight as an arrow.

But I do ride an evo RK

Jun 25, 2010 | 01:42 PM

RHPAW

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Must be a Democrat.......Typically, throwing gobs of money you don't have at it will just make it worse.

If you have any change left, try putting it all in your right pocket.

Jun 25, 2010 | 01:47 PM

J_Bob

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Yup, my '07 RKC did that. Kind of a pain since it kept me from getting a good stretch while riding.

Jun 25, 2010 | 01:48 PM

don g

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My 09 doesn't pull at all. Cruising at 30 or 70 it goes perfectly straight when I take my hands off the bars.

Jun 25, 2010 | 01:52 PM

SG 1

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Same topic in a thread called Balance. Yep my SG drifts left too.

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Jun 25, 2010 | 02:24 PM

RoadKingRon1

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As stated in th "Balance" thread mine does not. I have ridden for miles with my hands in my pockets.

Jun 25, 2010 | 03:20 PM

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ga guy

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Here is an idea. If you have perfectly aligned bike but weight on right side is higher your bike will not be vertical and it will pull to the left.
I hope it is good enough explanation.
If your *** is not centered bike will go "no ***" side.