Boulder Choppers Shows the Secret to Get A Smooth Ride on a Harley Davidson 

Exact same here! 2017 CVO Ultra

Did your installer have and use that special measuring tool that cost $600 online or will most motorcycle shops have one

​@@kj8779 I installed it myself. You don't need that special tool. I used a jack to raise the motorcycle until the rear wheel was only slightly touching the ground. I removed the shocks and put the mounting bolts back in with the upper and lower bolt shoulders facing each other. Finally, I used a tape measure (the style with the magnetic tip) - the magnet makes the tape measure stay positioned on the lower bolt shoulder whilst I took a reading at the top bolt shoulder. Make adjustments on the dog bone until the left and right measurements are identical. I used a metric tape measure, since it was easier to read. I was able to get the measurement difference between the left and right shock mounts to under 1mm.

Also did you loosen the engine mounting bolts like I’ve seen in other videos and thank you for the response there’s still some really cool people left in the world so I applaud ya.

@@kj8779 I did not loosen the lower engine mounts - only replaced and adjusted the new dogbone.

Tell me how did you do this? And where did you get that adjustable mount? Thanks.

@@joehansen4889 you use the top mount link to pull the motor either direction. I am using GLIDE PRO rear motor mount, and Predator front. Put the bike on a chalk, and use an leveler, or app on phone for angles...line it up on the rotor front and rear and adjust the top link till you have the same angle. I think there is 2 degree tolerance..but the better the alignment, the better the ride.

@@sumyonguy thank you.

I have a 1961 pan head I got in Newfoundland that had a bent swing arm and the wrong wheel hub on the rear, therefore it would wear new tires out in a few hundred miles . I straightened swing arm using the center line of the main frame to check that the swing arm was correct, put proper wheel and hub on, used a long straight edge to check that front and rear wheels were alighted. Bike tires now wear as normal and when I take my hands off handle bars at speed bike stays in middle of the road. Wheels were also checked with a level to make sure they were on the same plane as the frame .

Good luck with that...they are more interested in fat stacks than your concerns

Yup, wish in one hand, shit in da other. Dont bother to tell me what one gets full first. I already know.

They would get their shit together if people quit buying their shitty designed/built bikes!!! Or go bankrupt!!! I like Harleys and have one, but you don’t realize all the issues until you own one. People need to use social media to light moco’s ass up, it works for politics. The fact that the factory link is solid tells you all you need to know....they don’t care about adjusting it for proper alignment!!!

But do they counter balance with their weight

Easy now. he's trying to sell his snake oil...

With no hands on bars I'm heading to the curb and a big wipeout

Eeh it can . But many things can cause a wobble. Bad suspension setup or component.. Bad geometry from bad suspension... bearings.. loose steering neck.. bad tires. Untrue rims.. but rubber mounted unbalanced motors like the dyna platform have the swing arm mounted to transmission rather than frame. Transmission is bolted to engine and mounted in the bike as 1 unit with 2 rubber motor mounts. And a stabalizer link. This means the swing arm can literally twist the motor horizontally. This is typically the culprit of the harley death wobble. Most refure too. But softails pre 2017 are pretty bad as well from bad geometry. And just worn component... i was raised in dirtbikes. And they have all produced a tank slapper at sompoint. But it's fast lock to lock.. I've had them on sports bike a 150mph from pushing it with a blown fork.. the harley wobble is that.. a slow wallow that picks up the pace with speed. Not a true tank slapper.

no wonder my bike seems to dog track to the right , I’ll keep your address and I’ll swing by when I’m in town , thanks for the video.

Yea, the back side.

Kaws are same as every one else. Abuse it and it craps

@@splattered2929 Funny how H-D can't seem to sell a bike with a suspension engineered well enough to even begin to compete with the most affordable metric bikes. That has nothing to do with abuse. Thanks for taking valuable time to reply to a post from *8 months ago* with the weakest non-sequitur I've seen in a while. Profound and timely. LOL.

Pre 2017 just have bad geometry

That's cause it's a softail.

Good product, that 3rd link was a buell innovation.

Idk why do they send out bikes in mass with oil pump issues?

Ya your supposedly supposed to loose them all and let it idle for 5 min to settle according to Harley. But lots claim shiming the front mount with a few washers makes a difference. So some preload may produce a desired effect.

service manual says to loosen engine mounts and idle for 5 seconds thrn re-torque them before doing alignment steps

@jayspike3065 i tried that as well. I'm thinking it's just the tyre now, I will look into it after I replace that

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Thats because all garbage trucks, i mean harleys have that heavy gyroscopic weight hanging of the left hand side, way out in the breeze. And everything inside the chain case is rotating giving that gyroscope effect. Unless you have major defects or ride aggressively just ride the damn old man bike. And yes a good alignment is worth while. Study, read up, watch videos, buy tools and be a man, use all those tool n knowledge and do it yourself. If you cant do all that at least get the little wimmins (her inside, as the british say) permission. 😂

​@arthurcutaiar9994 well sir, not true. My Sporty rides dead straight, my 22 Street Bob pull left hard. Both have the primary on the same side

Do you ride faster then 35mph on skyline drive. Most harleys(insult for an old man) wreck their land barges in the parking lot at 3 mph. Learn something people, don't chase fads. If you REALLY need it you'll know. If you ride hard make sure yo shit correct. Learn, buy tools n fix it yourself. Don't pay others to do what you can do. Just pretend you as much a man as your grand daddy was.

Something wrong owned 2001 n 2011 RK i can ride for miles no hands. Tire presure chk roads ?

Yah, check your tire pressure first.

follows the crown of the road?

Yes tyre pressure all good ,just got new tyres yesterday and still does the same, can ride my Kawasaki versys with no hands easily on same roads

Something is wrong I know let’s compare different brand motorcycles as they are all the same

Boulder Choppers is in Las Vegas

Sputh kit makes the bike more adjustable, but it still doesnt do an alignment. You have to do THE ADJUSTMENT. The true track type of products only correct harleys worn out sub standard parts. Stuff still needs to be trued up, no pun intended.

lol hooked one

He said $350

Actually he's not. On the Twin Cams the swing arm isn't bolted to the frame, it's bolted to the back of the transmission, which is bolted to the engine, which is rubber mounted to the frame. By moving the top of the engine you move the swing arm. Been working on Harley's for years and never thought of this, I learned something today.

@@HarryJrNJ Thanks, I was unfamiliar with that. So he's just squishing the rubber mounts a little. It would be interesting to see how much the measurements he's doing would change under acceleration and cornering.

@@chrishoesing5455 I'm with you, the motor mounts are pretty stiff but not that stiff!

​@@HarryJrNJ it's amazing how many things people blame dyna wobble on. But can't seem to see the rubber mounted swing arm twisting the drive train horizontally.

When he put that bar from shock to shock I can almost bet it would fit on both sides It looks like he didn't try too hard to make it fit .. I call b*******on it but that's my opinion

It's a rigid mount😊

@@paulroy29 so that means it can’t be outta line?

Good one Dude. We as modern men are SKEERED of tools and mechanical knowledge. Learn, buy tools and refuse to pay people to f**k up your shit. Do it your self people. But don't forget to get the ol ladys permission first ha ha ha ha haha ha ha ha ha!

@@arthurcutaiar9994 hahaha fuck that I’m gonna watch teevee and eat donuts har har

They do pull left

​@MrTrickydon one my bike came with an adjustment and if youve got a flat road most harleys track great. now they catch a lot of wind and will follow ruts in the road but if its pulling to the left on the way there and to the right on the way back its not your bike. Its easy to check alignment, there's a few good video on here

My bike pulls left... and 9/10 people I ask with M8 Softails also say their bike pulls left. It seems like the 1/10 guys who's bike is squared away is accidental 😅

@@PotatoeJoe69 The joint/part he pointed out is a touring chassis part only. So how does the softail line fit in, exactly?

@@genw3st How does the Softail line fit in? They're still made by Harley, and they still all pull left. That's how.

He said to change the bushings