Does your bike look straight?
Cruiser
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RE: Does your bike look straight?
Boy am i glad to see this post.On my 06 ulra I noticed that also,drove me nucking futs.Had one of my buddies ride it and it was perfectly straight .I also had a couple buds with the same,i guess it is a harley thing.Now I just live with it.Strange though!!
Road Master
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RE: Does your bike look straight?
Blukrom,
In your triple tree, where you handlebars attached to, are rubber bushings. These bushings support your bars and can allow your bars to be a bit misaligned from time to time. You can straighten them out yourself by forcing the bars far left or far right to adjust when needed. Some folks have even replaced the rubber bushings with something stronger.
In your triple tree, where you handlebars attached to, are rubber bushings. These bushings support your bars and can allow your bars to be a bit misaligned from time to time. You can straighten them out yourself by forcing the bars far left or far right to adjust when needed. Some folks have even replaced the rubber bushings with something stronger.
ORIGINAL: blukrom
Well I glad im not alone. Its one of those things that doesnt seem bad enough to have the dealer look at under warranty but now that I see someone else has asked I wont feel bad.
Well I glad im not alone. Its one of those things that doesnt seem bad enough to have the dealer look at under warranty but now that I see someone else has asked I wont feel bad.
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RE: Does your bike look straight?
ORIGINAL: Kahuna
Blukrom,
In your triple tree, where you handlebars attached to, are rubber bushings. These bushings support your bars and can allow your bars to be a bit misaligned from time to time. You can straighten them out yourself by forcing the bars far left or far right to adjust when needed. Some folks have even replaced the rubber bushings with something stronger.
Blukrom,
In your triple tree, where you handlebars attached to, are rubber bushings. These bushings support your bars and can allow your bars to be a bit misaligned from time to time. You can straighten them out yourself by forcing the bars far left or far right to adjust when needed. Some folks have even replaced the rubber bushings with something stronger.
ORIGINAL: blukrom
Well I glad im not alone. Its one of those things that doesnt seem bad enough to have the dealer look at under warranty but now that I see someone else has asked I wont feel bad.
Well I glad im not alone. Its one of those things that doesnt seem bad enough to have the dealer look at under warranty but now that I see someone else has asked I wont feel bad.
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: guntersville, al
RE: Does your bike look straight?
there are so many different lines, the tank, the bars, the fender that it's easy to think the bike isn't lined up correctly. try taking your billfold out of your pocket and the perspective changes. it is a good idea to have the alignment checked anyway. my left arm is not the same length as my right (who's is?) and makes me feel the bike is not lined up too. i just have to settle down and ride. LOL.
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RE: Does your bike look straight?
ORIGINAL: huffhuff
there are so many different lines, the tank, the bars, the fender that it's easy to think the bike isn't lined up correctly. try taking your billfold out of your pocket and the perspective changes. it is a good idea to have the alignment checked anyway. my left arm is not the same length as my right (who's is?) and makes me feel the bike is not lined up too. i just have to settle down and ride. LOL.
there are so many different lines, the tank, the bars, the fender that it's easy to think the bike isn't lined up correctly. try taking your billfold out of your pocket and the perspective changes. it is a good idea to have the alignment checked anyway. my left arm is not the same length as my right (who's is?) and makes me feel the bike is not lined up too. i just have to settle down and ride. LOL.
