R3 pulling to the left????

[MiamiDave]

My bike never pulled left. After 6 weeks with the wheels off (and Rock suspended) they were powdercoated and rebalanced with new skins.

Now pulls consistently to the left, causing me to lean to the right to counter it (of course with no hands at 70 mph, several times, different roads & wind, etc-which I don't recommend)...

Going to dealer...

 

[TurboFan]

Out of alignment. Definately a danger that you don't need. Bike should be OK hands free.

 

[DCRocket]

Seems there's still a debate - at the moment I'm leaning toward RiderRocketman's explanation. With one hand lightly on either side of the bars the bike tracks straight.

DC

 

[tribal]

Mine was pulling badly to the left after having a new front tire put on by a
custom bike shop.

I went to the dealer and they said the weights were 2 x what they should have been
and the tire was out of balance.

It now only pulls to the left a bit and is probably related to them replacing the yoke/triple
tree earlier this year. When new it was spot on...

 

[R34ME]

I agree with JM on a flat piece of road, I know sometimes hard to find but at 15-20 mph solo or 2 up hands off bars my bike tracks straight as an arrow, increasing to 33-35 mph still arrow straight, slight body weight shift will immediately influence direction as expected, they are super sensitive to weight distribution, if tyre pressure and condition are ok and front fork end is set as JM's recommendation, I would remove any additional pannies racks bags ect, if it still drifts left I would be heading back to the dealer.

 

[Stormrider]

Mine pulls to the left slightly also. I find carrying a little more change in my right pocket helps. :lol:

 

[MiamiDave]

You are missing the obvious guys... The Rocket is a shaft drive!! With the swing arm/drive, will always roll left :wink:

For 11,500 miles it didn't. Why now...? That is the mystery (powdercoat, new rims, etc...?)

 

[R34ME]

Yea somethings changed ? 8)

 

[MiamiDave]

Dealer took it for test ride. "Somethings wrong, pulls left...but I like the pegs-no more scrapes!"

I may be running to the Keys this weekend, so next week it will go in...

 

[Verrarck]

Mmmmmm mine was pulling to the left and to the right also - I think it depends on which side the Bar was on... :shock: