I have a softail breakout and my handle bars are a little off when comparing to my triple tree. My right side grip and mirror is a little closer to me and the left side is farther away. My handle bars are slightly angled right but im going perfectly straight. Ive heard this happening and people say to put bike on kickstand and turn the bars to the left. Pull on the left side and push on the right and it will even out. Without even untightening anything. Will this bend something doing this procedure? Or does it work?

 

I had this happen on my springer. The problem turned out to be someone putting on the bushings wrong and then torqued it down. I replaced the bad bushings and it fixed the **** eyed handlebars.

 

I bought the bike new and its been like that since day 1

 

Bikes ship without the handlebars put on the bike. I would guess whoever installed them in the service department might not have had everything lined up before torquing down. Just takes a couple minutes to undo the clamp and pull the bars to check and see if the risers are on straight.

 

If this was my new bike, this is a dealer issue - knowing these idiots, the minute you go to correct this (and lets say it doesnt) theyre gonna blame you..

 

 

I just put pressure on them while the bike was on the kickstand. I got the risers to move pretty easy. I think the risers was what was a tad bit off cause looks pretty close to even now. Its crazy you can move those without loosening anything. Hitting pot holes and bumps can probably throw them out of whack.

 

 

Well that could be. But i read on other posts here that the risers are mounted on rubber bushings and you can manuever them because of that. That bushing will allow them to move no matter torqued or not. Read that a lot of dealers will go out to the parking lot and fix/adjust customers bikes by doing the same process.

 

I put the Alloy Art Gooden Tight bushings on mine and couldn't be happier. Very solid. But mine is a springer so the bushings are a bit different on mine.