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I have searched a lot of different message forms for "front end alignment" or "fairing alignment" on touring model bikes. I have been having a problem with my 14 SGS and the fairing alignment for the past few months. I have found answers from:
A.) Just ride it
B.) Loosen up all the pinch bolts and fender bolts then bounce the front end a few times to align.
C.) It's just going to be that way
Recently I had my local Harley dealer try to align everything to spec and I still am having the alignment issue. So before I choose option A & C, I would like to try option B. So if I loosen all the pinch bolts and cycle the front suspension a few times, the fork tubes would end up hitting the bottom of the handle bars and possibly creating an uneven gap between the bars and the top of the fork tubes. However as per the Harley service manual, there should be a specific set height for the fork tubes. So my question is, does it really matter where the pinch bolts grab as long as everything straightens out?
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Fork/Front End Alignment
