just found this viedo on alignment. is there any place in washington state that does these alignment??? great to know that bike may not be running straight.
This guys shop is about 10miles away. I've talked to him several times, seen him at the HD shop In Hendo. He is a good story and pretty cool to talk with. He does some good work.
Harley engineers the motorcycle. The frames are welded in fixtures . The power train is machined in fixtures. The swing arm is made in a fixture. The motorcycle is assembled from close tolerance parts . That is why the adjustable links were changed to non adjustable. The 2009 frame change to 4 mounts from 3 made the bike much more stable. If the bike was that far out you would have not been able to ride it at highway speeds and the tires would be sawtoothed.The alignment this guy is talking about is only done on 2008 and down touring and2017 and down dyna. The dynas and2008 down bike did have adjustable links.The service manuals show how to align these bikes. This guy is doing the procedure for older bikes on a new one . If the 2009 up bike is out of alignment the problem is worm 8:31 mounts not the non adjustable link. He is masking the real issue. Fix it right or not at all.
This is only on Dyna models (Except for FXR) rubber mounted engine/trans models the swing-arm pivot mount is the rear of the transmission. FLST’s don’t have this issue as much
Soooo? Isn’t the swing arm hinged on the frame? How does tweeking the front motor mount correct the rear alignment???? Wouldn’t the frame need to be flexed (ie bent back into being square?
Rear engine/Trans mount & swingarm share the same bolt. Trans is rigid mounted to pivot bolt, Swingarm is rubber mounted to the pivot bolt & swingarm is rubber mounted to the frame. My 06 RG has an adjustable engine stabilizer just above front engine mount. These Newer touring bikes don’t have adjustable front engine stabilizer
Well, I don’t know about all this very important to be aligned with the bike, but she doesn’t even know how to ride properly in corner. I just don’t believe that many bikes are out of alignment. I’ve had a number three Harleys and I’ve never had a problem.
Bro, anything you can to get the bike straight only helps you corner better and faster. Not sure why you think it does not. Most bikes have flaws coming off of the production line, then you add that most riders don't check their SAG or adjust the suspension to have the front and back work together.
just found this viedo on alignment. is there any place in washington state that does these alignment??? great to know that bike may not be running straight.
After aligning the engine, do I need to adjust something on the swing arm? I’m getting clunky.???
This guys shop is about 10miles away. I've talked to him several times, seen him at the HD shop In Hendo. He is a good story and pretty cool to talk with. He does some good work.
Harley engineers the motorcycle. The frames are welded in fixtures . The power train is machined in fixtures. The swing arm is made in a fixture. The motorcycle is assembled from close tolerance parts . That is why the adjustable links were changed to non adjustable. The 2009 frame change to 4 mounts from 3 made the bike much more stable. If the bike was that far out you would have not been able to ride it at highway speeds and the tires would be sawtoothed.The alignment this guy is talking about is only done on 2008 and down touring and2017 and down dyna. The dynas and2008 down bike did have adjustable links.The service manuals show how to align these bikes. This guy is doing the procedure for older bikes on a new one . If the 2009 up bike is out of alignment the problem is worm 8:31 mounts not the non adjustable link. He is masking the real issue. Fix it right or not at all.
This is only on Dyna models (Except for FXR) rubber mounted engine/trans models the swing-arm pivot mount is the rear of the transmission. FLST’s don’t have this issue as much
Soooo? Isn’t the swing arm hinged on the frame? How does tweeking the front motor mount correct the rear alignment???? Wouldn’t the frame need to be flexed (ie bent back into being square?
The swing arm pin goes through the back of the engine and pivots there. It has bushings on the ends to mount the assembly in the frame.
Rear engine/Trans mount & swingarm share the same bolt. Trans is rigid mounted to pivot bolt, Swingarm is rubber mounted to the pivot bolt & swingarm is rubber mounted to the frame. My 06 RG has an adjustable engine stabilizer just above front engine mount. These Newer touring bikes don’t have adjustable front engine stabilizer
Can you recommend some companies in Washington please. Thanks
Well, I don’t know about all this very important to be aligned with the bike, but she doesn’t even know how to ride properly in corner. I just don’t believe that many bikes are out of alignment. I’ve had a number three Harleys and I’ve never had a problem.
Bro, anything you can to get the bike straight only helps you corner better and faster. Not sure why you think it does not. Most bikes have flaws coming off of the production line, then you add that most riders don't check their SAG or adjust the suspension to have the front and back work together.
She wasn't wrong. Yes, you push on the right to initiate a turn to the right, but once you are in the turn, you may be doing both push and pull.
Mr know it all…. lol
Completely unnecessary trash 😂😂 only non mechanic people will fall for this.
B.S.
What happend to Ricks Restoration?
Rick retired so we’re working on finding some new restoration expert/s.