Tri Glide Drift

A while back I posted about my Tri Glide drifting to the right. Of course I got al of hoo yah bout this is a three wheeler not a bike and you should be keeping your hands on the handle bars and of the notorious crowned roads statement. Now granted I am new to trikes but being a rider for more than thirty years I am pretty sure that I can figure things out.

With that being said with a little deductive reasoning I measured the distance from rear center axle to front center axle on both sides, and then again from rear center axle to each rear fender after all the measuring it turns out that my right rear wheel is almost 1 inch further back than my left rear wheel. Thus causing my drifting issue. Now there is only one thing to adjust this issue. That is called the Panhard rod assembly. Well that is way that the rear axle is adjusted. So all you key board experts, don't slam a newbie when they ask a question. Because with a little research they can really embarrass you, after all we are all riders.

:Dorag::GL1800:

V/R

Pops

[QUOTE=Pops04;899625]A while back I posted about my Tri Glide drifting to the right. Of course I got al of hoo yah bout this is a three wheeler not a bike and you should be keeping your hands on the handle bars and of the notorious crowned roads statement. Now granted I am new to trikes but being a rider for more than thirty years I am pretty sure that I can figure things out.

With that being said with a little deductive reasoning I measured the distance from rear center axle to front center axle on both sides, and then again from rear center axle to each rear fender after all the measuring it turns out that my right rear wheel is almost 1 inch further back than my left rear wheel. Thus causing my drifting issue. Now there is only one thing to adjust this issue. That is called the Panhard rod assembly. Well that is way that the rear axle is adjusted. So all you key board experts, don't slam a newbie when they ask a question. Because with a little research they can really embarrass you, after all we are all riders.

:Dorag::GL1800:

V/R

Pops[/QUOTE]

You might want to have a look at a FSM to see how to adjust the rear axle

[QUOTE=Pops04;899625]A while back I posted about my Tri Glide drifting to the right. Of course I got al of hoo yah bout this is a three wheeler not a bike and you should be keeping your hands on the handle bars and of the notorious crowned roads statement. Now granted I am new to trikes but being a rider for more than thirty years I am pretty sure that I can figure things out.

With that being said with a little deductive reasoning I measured the distance from rear center axle to front center axle on both sides, and then again from rear center axle to each rear fender after all the measuring it turns out that my right rear wheel is almost 1 inch further back than my left rear wheel. Thus causing my drifting issue. Now there is only one thing to adjust this issue. That is called the Panhard rod assembly. Well that is way that the rear axle is adjusted. So all you key board experts, don't slam a newbie when they ask a question. Because with a little research they can really embarrass you, after all we are all riders.

:Dorag::GL1800:

V/R

Pops[/QUOTE]

Let us know if the Drifting problem was solved by Adjusting the Panhard Rod…

There is a set measurement on the Panhard bar in the trike supplement. Both sides of the axle have a separate adjustment, wouldn't this be where you are getting your misalignment.

[QUOTE=Pops04;899625]A while back I posted about my Tri Glide drifting to the right. Of course I got al of hoo yah bout this is a three wheeler not a bike and you should be keeping your hands on the handle bars and of the notorious crowned roads statement. Now granted I am new to trikes but being a rider for more than thirty years I am pretty sure that I can figure things out.

With that being said with a little deductive reasoning I measured the distance from rear center axle to front center axle on both sides, and then again from rear center axle to each rear fender after all the measuring it turns out that my right rear wheel is almost 1 inch further back than my left rear wheel. Thus causing my drifting issue. Now there is only one thing to adjust this issue. That is called the Panhard rod assembly. Well that is way that the rear axle is adjusted. So all you key board experts, don't slam a newbie when they ask a question. Because with a little research they can really embarrass you, after all we are all riders.

:Dorag::GL1800:

V/R

Pops[/QUOTE]

You might want to try not insulting people that were only trying to help a new member that said they were new to trikes. I replied to your post as a fellow member and not a keyboard expert. Maybe you should try a little humility and gratitude that anyone took the time to read and respond to your post instead of acting like a keyboard commando and telling us how smart you are. If you are so smart you shouldn't have needed to post looking for help.

Kurt

[QUOTE=Jack Klarich;899629]You might want to have a look at a FSM to see how to adjust the rear axle[/QUOTE]

^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^ There is more than 1 adjustment when doing an alignment on a Trike, along with adjusting the belt tension to match. Panhard rod is part of the adjustment but not the only part of the alignment procedure.

Alright the drifting issue has been resolved. After I took several measurements took pictures, and took picture of the part I went to Harley and told them the whole story. They took the bike in and two days later bike is riding fine. Thanks for all the info.

V/R

Pops

[QUOTE=Pops04;900992]Alright the drifting issue has been resolved. After I took several measurements took pictures, and took picture of the part I went to Harley and told them the whole story. They took the bike in and two days later bike is riding fine. Thanks for all the info.

V/R

Pops[/QUOTE]

Soo what was it ?

[QUOTE=TonkaDriver;899635]You might want to try not insulting people that were only trying to help a new member that said they were new to trikes. I replied to your post as a fellow member and not a keyboard expert. Maybe you should try a little humility and gratitude that anyone took the time to read and respond to your post instead of acting like a keyboard commando and telling us how smart you are. If you are so smart you shouldn't have needed to post looking for help.

Kurt[/QUOTE]

Good one Kurt.

Clicked on this thread because I thought it was about drifting a Tri Glide thru some curves. Oh well. :laugh:

Glad the OP got it fixed by the dealership!

Kevin