Fairing Looks Crooked On 09 Road Glide
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Fairing Looks Crooked On 09 Road Glide
Standing still the fairing, wheels and tires look lined up perfectly. Inner fairing lines up straight as an arrow. While driving straight, the fairing looks to be slightly turned to the left. I took it back to the dealer and was told it's normal. They loosened up the front end and re-aligned it to factory specs. Same thing still. Could it be the rear wheel is not aligned properly and it's pushing the front slightly left in order to track straight while riding? This is really bugging the heck out of me.
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Now ya done it. RG riders were doggin the bat-wing guys out about their crooked fairings not too long ago. I will now admit that both of my RG fairings were a bit off. The 03 was futher out than my 09. If the rear was badly out of line your riding buddies probably would have told you by now or you'd see strange wear on the rear tire. You did the right thing having it checked. If it really bothers you, you can always add some shims between the inner fairing and the left side of the fairing mount to even it up.
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Well, low and behold, I ran into an old Harley gearhead buddy of mine tonight. When I mentioned the fairing was off while riding he instantly said it was the rear wheel. He stated that most all Harley's are off a little bit, but that it shows on the fixed fairing of the Road Glide. He said it could be as little as an 1/8 to 1/4 inch and that would be enough that the rear tire will push more to one side and the inertia would cause the front to compensate by moving left or right depending on which direction the rear wheel and tire points. I'll check it out in the AM, adjust accordingly and post my result.
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