Slim pulls left...
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Slim pulls left...
is this a Slim thing?
Me wife’s cross bones foes strait as an arrow. So its ot a softail thing.
Never really bothered me till now. Been 4 years LOL
I onced checked rear wheel for trueness, and it’s all square. Not sure how well it aligns with the front tho.
Is it a simple fix. And why two very similar bikes be so different in this area?
Me wife’s cross bones foes strait as an arrow. So its ot a softail thing.
Never really bothered me till now. Been 4 years LOL
I onced checked rear wheel for trueness, and it’s all square. Not sure how well it aligns with the front tho.
Is it a simple fix. And why two very similar bikes be so different in this area?
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If the front and back rims and tires are true I would start with checking the head/neck bearings for wear/loose. Do a Fall away test, My 16 Deluxe was pretty loose, after I had them adjusted it tracked 100% better. Ride safe.
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This^^^^ Many years ago I had a 2001 dyna superglide pull left. Finally took it to an indy shop and the neck bearings were loose and they replaced the front wheel bearing. That fixed it.
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My 05 Fatboy developed a pull to the left a few years ago. What I found to be the cause was the right fork pinch bolt was broken, couldn't see it until we really started to dig into the bike as it is under a cover. The right fork walked out a little which made it longer then the left fork, hence the pull left
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Does it pull left enough to feel it? Or does it just veer left if you take your hands off the bars? My 14 would veer left if I took my hands off the bars. I double checked everything as far as alignment, wheel true, steering head bearings and etc. Since I couldn't really feel it when riding I just forgot about it. With the primary and drive belt on the left I think there is a built in tendency for this to happen. If you can feel it pull that's another story.
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Put your wallet in the other pocket. The rear is fixed to the frame and so is the engine, so on a Softail, the engine aligns with drive pulley first and secondary within 1/32" the swing arm bushings. The flats at the adjusters are true to the swingarm centerline. So measure from there for alignment.
The front handlebars align the front to rear. Not visa-versa. Her bike tires are probably worn enough that the tires are no longer have an arch but a flat and it has a worn cone shape. Roll a round object and a slightly cone-shaped object on a counter.
The front handlebars align the front to rear. Not visa-versa. Her bike tires are probably worn enough that the tires are no longer have an arch but a flat and it has a worn cone shape. Roll a round object and a slightly cone-shaped object on a counter.
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Does it pull left enough to feel it? Or does it just veer left if you take your hands off the bars? My 14 would veer left if I took my hands off the bars. I double checked everything as far as alignment, wheel true, steering head bearings and etc. Since I couldn't really feel it when riding I just forgot about it. With the primary and drive belt on the left I think there is a built in tendency for this to happen. If you can feel it pull that's another story.
On the freeway, I add pressyre on the bar to jeep it where I need to go. I can even tell on a traight, that the pressure applied to the bar, put a tilt on the bike even tho I’m ging straight.
My wife’s xbones has new tires front and back and makes agreat bike to add cryise control. Can ride it no hands till it runs out of gas.
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