Handle Bar alignment?
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Road Warrior
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From: Salem IN
Handle Bar alignment?
I have a issue... my handle bars are canted from left to right.
I bought the bike with carlini beach bars and after a few days I noticed the left side of the bar was not in alignment with the right. My thought was the bars are bent????
So I bought some 10 inch apes....same thing. I don't know if something is bent or out of adjustment.
I dont think the bike has been crashed its to pristine for that....and it tracks straight if you let go of the bars. I am including a pic , maybe you will be able to see what I seeing.
Thanks
I bought the bike with carlini beach bars and after a few days I noticed the left side of the bar was not in alignment with the right. My thought was the bars are bent????
So I bought some 10 inch apes....same thing. I don't know if something is bent or out of adjustment.
I dont think the bike has been crashed its to pristine for that....and it tracks straight if you let go of the bars. I am including a pic , maybe you will be able to see what I seeing.
Thanks
Tourer
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From: Hayward Ca
Have you tried loosening things up and seeing if you can get a little bit of movement to get your bars straight?
If it were me I would loosen the upper and lower clamp bolts a bit. Maybe even loosen the two pinch bolts on the fork stem and bracket assembly so everything can twist a little. Then try and force the bars straight and tighten things up. Looks like you only need a tiny bit of movement
If it were me I would loosen the upper and lower clamp bolts a bit. Maybe even loosen the two pinch bolts on the fork stem and bracket assembly so everything can twist a little. Then try and force the bars straight and tighten things up. Looks like you only need a tiny bit of movement
Close one eye like when you first shot a rifle.... You won't notice a thing... Seriously, either the clamps aren't aligned or your forks could be out of whack. I have the same issue on my SG where one side is a half inch off from the other. Bike tracks straight. Figure it's a winter project. Good luck.
ps. Don't look at it. Especially while on the road. :-)
ps. Don't look at it. Especially while on the road. :-)
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Road Warrior
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From: Salem IN
With the beach bars it was a visual thing. With the apes I can feel it. My left arm is extended further than my right.
So I guess I will put the bike on the lift and see if I can adjust it.
I did look at everything when I did the swap this past weekend.
So I guess I will put the bike on the lift and see if I can adjust it.
I did look at everything when I did the swap this past weekend.
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I can see it in your pic. Has to be a riser/ clamp thing. Nothing looked weird when you had the bars off?
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Do you have poly bushings or the stock rubber ones? I'm guessing it's in the bushings.
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From: Colorado
I had that one time when I dropped my Road King. I was able to muscle the bar back into alignment with a twisting motion, as it is, of course, one bar, not right and left bars. Didn't have to loosen anything (a royal PITA on a Road King), and they haven't shifted since.
A Road King can be dropped and twist the bars without any marks being left - I dropped mine in packed sand. Not a scratch, just a twisted bar.
A Road King can be dropped and twist the bars without any marks being left - I dropped mine in packed sand. Not a scratch, just a twisted bar.