What is "fall-away"?
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tucci,
hope you don't go by that method to check the fallaway on your road king. the procedure for checking on the touring bikes is backwards from that due to our triple trees being mounted backwards.
the procedure for the touring manuals i posted up above.
hope you don't go by that method to check the fallaway on your road king. the procedure for checking on the touring bikes is backwards from that due to our triple trees being mounted backwards.
the procedure for the touring manuals i posted up above.
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thats all fine and good, but this is not correct for a roadglide. the triple trees on the touring bikes are 'backwards' so you can not do this test on the. on the touring bikes, the test is much easier actually. make sure the front and back are the same height off the ground, then turn your handlebars all the way to the steering stop. then let go, and count the number of swings, or partial swings, until the front end stops. the current spec on a roadglide is 1-2 swings. it is higher on the batwing bikes.
basically, this is just a quick gauge for measuring the amount of preload on the steering head bearing. if the bearing is too tight, you'll get jerky handling. if its too loose, then you'll get the wobble.
basically, this is just a quick gauge for measuring the amount of preload on the steering head bearing. if the bearing is too tight, you'll get jerky handling. if its too loose, then you'll get the wobble.
I was getting ready to post the correct TOURING bike info, but you beat me to it. Self centering trees don't fall away. That's why touring bikes are so stable at slow speeds.
Exactly. On a touring bike, it's called the "swing-by" adjustment.
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