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Old 09-05-2006, 02:23 PM
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Just picked up my bike Fri and it has exceeded my expectations. There are a couple of things I'm not crazy about: I went with the hidden antenna and the reception sucks. I guess I'll have to figure out a plan B for that one.
I noticed that the bike pulls to the left when I take my hands off the bars. Now I know a bunch of you are saying "Hey fool! You're not supposed to take your hands off the bars!" None the less, I thought the bike should track straight with just a little leaning to keep her tracking in the right direction. Anybody else have a problem with this? I'm wondering if the rear wheel might need to be adjusted to remedy this situation.
 
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Old 09-05-2006, 02:40 PM
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Get it back to the dealer. It should NOT pull to either side. On a level road, I can take both hands off and sit back. The bike will go arrow straight. Yours should too.
 
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Old 09-05-2006, 02:46 PM
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Check to see if there is any tension on the clutch cable. This happened on my Road King - clutch cable clamp was too tight.
 
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Old 09-05-2006, 03:47 PM
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Default RE: Bike Pulls To The Left

It's trying to steer you toward the forum archives, where this subject has been addressed many, many times.
 
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Old 09-05-2006, 06:07 PM
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<snicker> That was a good answer.

Yes this does come up from time to time and as stated above, the "Search" function should be able to guide you to more information on this symptom.
 
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Old 09-06-2006, 02:05 AM
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My 07 ultra did the same thing until the 100mi service. I said something to the wrench before I droped it off and he said the rear wheel alignment was part of the the service. I rode it home about 40mi on the interstate and only touched the grips a couple of times so it seemed to fix mine.
 
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