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Old 04-14-2016, 08:14 PM
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Hello, Just fishing here. I have a three year old Deluxe and handle bars seem a little crooked. Not much but noticeable.You can see it when you look at the risers, off a bit. Bike has never been on its side. Been that way since new and just put up with it. I rode a used Deluxe prior to buying mine and it was the same way. Is this a norm? Anyone else run into this? Thanks
 
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Old 04-15-2016, 08:20 AM
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I have a Fatboy Lo that had a similar issue when new. The bars didn't seem to line up with the forks. While I had it at the dealership for service I mentioned it to the service manager and he said "no problem". When they rolled it out, it was perfect. I don't know how they made the adjustment, but it is possible.
 
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Old 04-15-2016, 01:20 PM
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I have a deluxe and have not noticed this. I'll look at it later today, to see if it's there or not.
 
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loosen bolts under riser bushings. Then straighten out bars. Tighten riser bushings. Done!!! This would be a good time to replace bushings with the hard poly bushings.
 
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My issue was the bushings. Went with polyurethane & problem solved.
 
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I had to loosen my triple tree and fork clamps to get mine straight, loosened them and turned the bars while hitting the front tire on a curb then re-tightening..
 
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