Bike leans to the right or am I just going crazy???? - Page 2

Dastardly · 07-19-2014, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

Crowned versus cupped.

Maybe you read it wrong? Or maybe I edited it

ACDCfn · 07-19-2014, 07:11 PM

Your bike is fine. Not sure how I know it, it's almost as though I test rode it myself and noticed nothing out of the ordinary from any other bike I've ever been on...

vaquero convert · 07-19-2014, 11:49 PM

Well today I put my wallet in my other pocket and now the bike leans to the left...No but in all seriousness, I did about 160 miles on the highway today and it's definitely the road. Left lane, bike tracks to the left. Center lane, bike is straight as an arrow. Right lane, bike leans to the right.

Sorry to make you guys nuts.

**Kawhead** · 07-20-2014, 12:49 AM

Well, thanks for a good thread anyways.

My next thing was going to be hang one butt cheek off the seat.

tonik · 07-20-2014, 09:37 PM

I respectfully, but strongly, disagree that left side tire wear is caused by the road crown. It is caused because we drive on the right side...which makes left turns longer...with a larger radius....which means we are harder on the throttle during a left turn which wears the tire faster. It also means that if we do as many lefts and rights..which I think is a reasonable assumption we put a lot more miles on the left side of the tire because it is further around the left turn.

Here is a guy that rides on both sides of the road, and he sees the wear move from side to side depending upon if he is on the left or the right.

http://www.roadtrooper.com/michelin-...review-update/

So that's my theory, and I'm sticking to it. :)

Old Bear · 07-21-2014, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by vaquero convert

Sorry to make you guys nuts.

Oh, that train left the station a loonnnnngggg time ago!

dmyers · 07-21-2014, 07:26 PM

Check the alignment of the rear wheel
Mine was adjusted wrong from the factory and always pulled to the right
It wore my tire out in 4000 miles,, it would only of lasted 5000 anyway. :-)
Some people say I ride to hard :-)

wondervul · 07-21-2014, 09:20 PM

I had the same prob with a Street Glide (all my crap was in one bag).

07-19-2014, 11:49 PM	#18
vaquero convert Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Belleville, New Jersey Posts: 64	Well today I put my wallet in my other pocket and now the bike leans to the left...No but in all seriousness, I did about 160 miles on the highway today and it's definitely the road. Left lane, bike tracks to the left. Center lane, bike is straight as an arrow. Right lane, bike leans to the right. Sorry to make you guys nuts. __________________ ---------------------------------------- Not a Vaquero but a 2011 Voyager ABS Mods: Avon Grips with Ray's Throttle Mod Vance and Hines slipons
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07-20-2014, 12:49 AM	#19
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	Well, thanks for a good thread anyways. My next thing was going to be hang one butt cheek off the seat. __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead
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07-20-2014, 09:37 PM	#20
tonik Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 714	I respectfully, but strongly, disagree that left side tire wear is caused by the road crown. It is caused because we drive on the right side...which makes left turns longer...with a larger radius....which means we are harder on the throttle during a left turn which wears the tire faster. It also means that if we do as many lefts and rights..which I think is a reasonable assumption we put a lot more miles on the left side of the tire because it is further around the left turn. Here is a guy that rides on both sides of the road, and he sees the wear move from side to side depending upon if he is on the left or the right. http://www.roadtrooper.com/michelin-...review-update/ So that's my theory, and I'm sticking to it. :) Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-21-2014, 07:26 PM	#22
dmyers Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: springfield Mo Posts: 1,310	Check the alignment of the rear wheel Mine was adjusted wrong from the factory and always pulled to the right It wore my tire out in 4000 miles,, it would only of lasted 5000 anyway. :-) Some people say I ride to hard :-) __________________ Don Myers 2012 green vaquero custom bars V&H pro pipe FI2000 custom intake work in progress
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07-21-2014, 09:20 PM	#23
wondervul Jr. Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 17	I had the same prob with a Street Glide (all my crap was in one bag). __________________ 2010 Voyager 2003 Vtx1800 Tecumseh 5Hp Mini-Bike
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07-19-2014, 07:11 PM	#17
ACDCfn Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 113	Your bike is fine. Not sure how I know it, it's almost as though I test rode it myself and noticed nothing out of the ordinary from any other bike I've ever been on...
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