On my '06 rkc if I let go the bars the bike pulls left. I cant hold it back by leaning. Is this bad. Where do I look first to correct this?

 

have you altered anything, such as accessories to the bar?

Clutch cable get pulled too far down through the eyelet tab on the nacelle?

weight distribution in the bags... and that may very well be a potential...

a cracked front motor mount would change the alignment...

and of course an out of alignment rear tire.

 

LOL all of the above i guess. I'm thinking tire alignment since I had that replaced first. Its done this since i bought it in may. Its more of a drift than a pull but I cant stop it. Thinking of a slight adjustment on the rear.

 

You have probably narrowed down the cause since you say it didn't do it before the rear tire change.Easy fix if thats the problem.

 

Had same problem with my 06 EG. Tried everything stated above with no fix. Even tried the florescent tube alignment thing. Went to discuss with HD service manager and he said it is probably the way I am sitting on the bike. He said lots of people ride heavy left due to long hours holding throttle open. Seat has broken in this way and it was not noticeable to me. I installed a new Mustang seat and problem all but went away. I could tell that I had been favoring shifting my weight to the left on the stock seat. The foam had crushed down and I was sitting on the pan. And frankly I have a roid on the right side, which was causing me to unknowingly lean left. I know way, too much info there! Hope this helps.

 

That's exactly the info I was about to give to him. Learn to hang the right cheek out a little, maybe a quarter or half inch more than normal.

 

Mine does the same.

 

Your right hand dominate. Yes I have ESP! You take harder left turns than right turns. This wears the left side of the tire down slightly more causing it to drift left. Opposite if your left handed. This is if everything is in alignment and normal. You will need tires soon anyway so start practicing those hard rights so it stays balanced.

 

My Road King pulls left because of the clutch cable.

I can take the cable out of the fork bracket and the pulling all but goes away. Put the cable back in the bracket and it starts pulling left again.

I have just learned to live with it.