pulling to the right

[jcolson]

I know there was a discussion on the Tri-Glide pulling to the right a while back. Mine pulls bad when I let go of the bars. My dealer called HD & said there has been no problems. Bull!!! Just another way to say they don't know how to fix it. They took mine for a ride & said yes it pulls pretty good. Then they took one off the floor. Said it pulls just alittle. They said I can see where it would wear on you after awhile. But they won't do anything without HD's approvel. Has anyone had the same problem, & what if anything has been done. Thanks, Jim. p.s. I will be at the rally with Dennis if anybody has a solution.

 

[rhino 2]

I know there was a discussion on the Tri-Glide pulling to the right a while back. Mine pulls bad when I let go of the bars. My dealer called HD & said there has been no problems. Bull!!! Just another way to say they don't know how to fix it. They took mine for a ride & said yes it pulls pretty good. Then they took one off the floor. Said it pulls just alittle. They said I can see where it would wear on you after awhile. But they won't do anything without HD's approvel. Has anyone had the same problem, & what if anything has been done. Thanks, Jim. p.s. I will be at the rally with Dennis if anybody has a solution.

Just throwing this out,
Not sure if this is causing your problem? My 11T/G was pulling a little to the right also' i just thought the crown in the road was causing it. Then i noticed that the body was 1 and half inches lower on the left side measured from the bottom of the fenders, When i brought it back for the thousand mile they leveled it out, I have over 8 thousand miles now and the pulling is gone.:Shrug:

 

[DakotaTG]

I haven't really noticed any real pull to the right or left on my 2011 TG. I do notice that on some roads when doing a curve to the left I have to pull a bit more on the bars than I do on a right hand curve. I think that may be due to the crown of the road. In North Dakota we do have a pretty fair crown on many of the two lane roads but not as much on Interstate. The other day while traveling down I-94 at about 78 mph I took both hands off of the bars for about a tenth mile with the trike staying fairly straight. I wouldn't do that on a two lane road. My trike does have a 3/8 inch difference in the height of the fenders with the left side the lower side. I have a little over 11K on it now and may have the dealer fix the lean before my warrenty runs out in Sept.

2011 TG Merlow and Black, lift kit, deflectors, LED headlight, cat removed with SE header and of course some bling.

 

[eagle1]

as other say have you determined that the trike is level? did you check the tire wear with a tread gage? do you have dennis's lift klit?
lets say the trike is stock and it is not level . and you want to put a lift kit on it & try to fix the (pull to the right problem.) you might call and take your trike to muncie & let dennis look at it. and ask if he can make a special set of brackets that will give you the 1 1/2" lift and go a little higher on the right side to level your trike . just a thought.he site is Tglidestuff.com & he is out of state i think till the june 26.

 

[eagle1]

have you checked to see that the front wheel is parallel to the differential? and that the axles are the same distance out from the centerline of the differential?
i don't know how a home mechanic could do this. its the same principal as alignment. you didn't say it you wanted a simple solution.

 

[eagle1]

if you take a 8' level & slide it under the trike. align it up with the center line of the front tire & the differential. then the distance to both the left & rt. axle outer flanges should be the same.

 

[Tip Schwartzbeck]

If you bungee 2 8' fluorescent tubes to the rear tires you can check your alignment.On my Goldwing trike it is about a 30 to 45 minute job to check and align.
Good luck with it,
Tip

 

[jcolson]

Eagle 1, I was up to 1:00a.m. this morning re-aligning the axle. haven't test rode it yet. going to wash it first. Don't have much time cause got to drive down to Anderson today. going to stay with a friends mom tonight. Then me & Dennis from T-Glide Stuff are leaving at 5:00am Thursday morning for the rally.I have the lift kit already on plus everything else he has. My trike is 1/4" lower on the left. I'd stop to say hi on my way today but don't no where in Peru you live. Don't know if you left for the rally yet. Send me a PM today if you want. Jim. P.S. I will be with Dennis down there.