Indian Road Master CSC trike pulling to right

Mar 7, 2024
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Rapid City, SD
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Tom
I have a 2022 Indian Road Master California Side Car Aero kit with the rake kit. The trike constantly pulls to right. I put a new tire on front and still does same thing on all kinds of roads, either left or right lane. I thought it might be the rake kit but dealer is positive it is not, and is not willing to pursue the issue. The kit has about 3000 miles on it. I would like to check the front end alignment but don't know how or who to talk to. Anyone ever heard of this or have any ideas what might be causing problem?
 
Hi Tom,
This is not a common problem we see on the CSC trikes and the rake kit would have little to do with that issue. The most common cause is road crown which is corrected by reducing the air pressure on the left rear tire by a couple of pounds. What air pressure are you running in your rear tires?

It is odd though that it pulls to the right in either lane. If it were in my shop, this is where I would start and I would also re-torque the steering stem bearings to 35-40 ft lbs. The CSC trikes are a dual A arm IRS with no camber adjustment, so alignment is normally not an issue.

I emailed a link to your post to Todd, lead engineer at CSC, so maybe he will chime in or message you regarding your issue.
 
I am fortunate in that my CSC handles great - no pulling at all. Have a Harley Ultra -now have almost 20K on the kit.

I wanted to comment because I believe it is important to let us know who the dealer is that is not at least willing to take a look at this.

Are you talking about the Indian dealer or the kit installer dealer/shop?
 
I am fortunate in that my CSC handles great - no pulling at all. Have a Harley Ultra -now have almost 20K on the kit.

I wanted to comment because I believe it is important to let us know who the dealer is that is not at least willing to take a look at this.

Are you talking about the Indian dealer or the kit installer dealer/shop?
I am talking about the installing dealer. At this point, just as soon not mention name. I can't do much right now as I live in cold country. But, first thing this Spring going to fully address.
 
Hi Tom,
This is not a common problem we see on the CSC trikes and the rake kit would have very little to do with that issue. The most common cause is road crown which is corrected by reducing the air pressure on the left rear tire by a couple of pounds. What air pressure are you running in your rear tires?

It is odd though that it pulls to the right in either lane. If it were in my shop, this is where I would start and I would also re-torque the steering stem bearings to 35-40 ft lbs. The CSC trikes are a dual A arm IRS with no camber adjustment, so alignment is normally not an issue.

I emailed a link to your post to Todd, lead engineer at CSC, so maybe he will chime in or message you regarding your issue.
Hi,
Thank you for the reply. I do not believe the road crown is the issue. I accounted for this in my testing. It does not matter if I am in two lane or Interstate. No matter what side it constantly pulls right. I will ask about re-torqueing steering head and see what dealer says.. I hope you get a reply from Todd at CSC. I have spoken to him before on other concerns and he has been a good guy to deal with. I run air pressure recommended by CSC.
Thanks again,
Tom
 
Hi,
Thank you for the reply. I do not believe the road crown is the issue. I accounted for this in my testing. It does not matter if I am in two lane or Interstate. No matter what side it constantly pulls right. I will ask about re-torqueing steering head and see what dealer says.. I hope you get a reply from Todd at CSC. I have spoken to him before on other concerns and he has been a good guy to deal with. I run air pressure recommended by CSC.
Thanks again,
Tom

Not trying to cause trouble but the air pressure on rear wheels recommended by CSC is a bit too much. But for liability reasons, they have to do that. You never mentioned what your pressure on rear tires is but it's best to keep it in the 20-22psi range.

I've posted this technical manual from Lehman in other posts but am going to add it again here. The first part is applicable to all trike rear tires and a good read.
 

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I run my rear tires on my Indian at 25 to 26 psi it handles better to me at that psi I have tried them at 20 22 I like 26 the best. I have my body off of mine I can not see how the rear of the trike kit could make it pull; it bolts on with no adjustment. It has to be something in the front end ? maybe the fork tubes are not even height? Maybe a brake is dragging?
 
I have my body off of mine I can not see how the rear of the trike kit could make it pull; it bolts on with no adjustment. It has to be something in the front end ? maybe the fork tubes are not even height? Maybe a brake is dragging?

I agree Dan and you might be on to something. About three years ago, CSC sent out a service bulletin regarding an issue with the rear brakes dragging. The issue was said to be related to the grease used in setting up the caliper pucks would harden causing them to stick and not fully release. The cure suggetsted by CSC was to remove the caliper, keeping the brake lines intact and fully spread the caliper gap open to release the calipers. If one side is sticking this could be your problem. Some of you hear may remember that issue. I'd suggest you call Will at CSC and run this by him.
 
I agree Dan and you might be on to something. About three years ago, CSC sent out a service bulletin regarding an issue with the rear brakes dragging. The issue was said to be related to the grease used in setting up the caliper pucks would harden causing them to stick and not fully release. The cure suggetsted by CSC was to remove the caliper, keeping the brake lines intact and fully spread the caliper gap open to release the calipers. If one side is sticking this could be your problem. Some of you hear may remember that issue. I'd suggest you call Will at CSC and run this by him.
Somebody had that problem here. There's a thread on it somewhere.
 

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