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Old 06-25-2010, 12:55 PM
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Default Road King Pulls to the Left

Hello All;

I was reading some posts about Road Kings pull to the left when you take your hands off the bars. So I set the cruise and took my hands off the bars, low and behold it pulls to the left.

How common is this?

Is there a fix?

Thank you in advance
 
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Old 06-25-2010, 01:29 PM
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Far as I know they all do.Every one I rode does anyway.
 
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Old 06-25-2010, 01:37 PM
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Mine doesnt. I can pull my hands off the bars and she stays straight as an arrow.

But I do ride an evo RK
 
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Old 06-25-2010, 01:42 PM
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Must be a Democrat.......Typically, throwing gobs of money you don't have at it will just make it worse.

If you have any change left, try putting it all in your right pocket.
 
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Old 06-25-2010, 01:47 PM
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Yup, my '07 RKC did that. Kind of a pain since it kept me from getting a good stretch while riding.
 
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Old 06-25-2010, 01:48 PM
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My 09 doesn't pull at all. Cruising at 30 or 70 it goes perfectly straight when I take my hands off the bars.
 
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Old 06-25-2010, 01:52 PM
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Same topic in a thread called Balance. Yep my SG drifts left too.
 
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Old 06-25-2010, 02:11 PM
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mine doesn't
 
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Old 06-25-2010, 02:24 PM
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As stated in th "Balance" thread mine does not. I have ridden for miles with my hands in my pockets.
 
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Old 06-25-2010, 03:20 PM
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Here is an idea. If you have perfectly aligned bike but weight on right side is higher your bike will not be vertical and it will pull to the left.
I hope it is good enough explanation.
If your *** is not centered bike will go "no ***" side.
 

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