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Bike leans to the right or am I just going crazy????
On my 2011 Voyager I started to notice that I feel like I'm concentrating my weight to the left whenever I'm traveling straight down the road. If I relax my body the bike tends to go to the right. It's a very weird feeling that I've never felt before in any other bike on the same roads.
I was due for tires so I figured it would go away with a new set of rubber but I'm still noticing it after going with two new tires. I checked the rear wheel alignment and it's even on both sides. Is there anything else I'm missing or am I just nuts? 
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07-18-2014, 09:48 PM
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Air pressure in the shocks?
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07-18-2014, 09:55 PM
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I checked the air pressure. Both at 20. I've had my wife follow behind me and she says the bike looks straight but I still feel it.
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07-18-2014, 09:55 PM
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My 08 Nomad will do the same thing if I use the throttle lock and let go of the gars I have to lean a little to the left or the bike tracks right.
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07-18-2014, 10:00 PM
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It could be a brain thang. Seriously, I have seen some pics of dashboards that were off center from the factory. This may sound goofy but back in the 70's I rented a Chevett while my truck was in the shop. I never did figure out whether it was the seat or the steering wheel that was off but it made driving it just feel weird. A few years later my father in law bought one of the last ones they made and it did not have the same feel to it.
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07-19-2014, 01:54 AM
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It's most likely the same reason the left side of a tire wears out quicker... Most all roads are crowned The highest point being the center of the road. It's more pronounced on some roads, but all roads are crowned.
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07-19-2014, 02:06 AM
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Riding on heavily crowned roads? A crowned road is higher in the center to allow water runoff to the sides.
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07-19-2014, 05:48 AM
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07-19-2014, 06:08 AM
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I had a similar problem mine would dive slightly when I put the brakes on. I thought it was my equilibrium. One of my shocks was empty. Even though you checked them let the air out of both shocks and put it back in. It only takes a minute.
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07-19-2014, 09:15 AM
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It could be the road. Some do look like they slope to the right. I did have a heavy tool bag in my right saddle bag at one point but I have since taken it out. I plan on going for a couple of hundred mile ride today to break in my new car tire so I'll report back.
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07-19-2014, 10:33 AM
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 Try putting your wallet in your right back pocket and your heavy tool bag in the left saddle bag, do a shot of Crown and keep a holt the gars, and the problem liable to go away.  Everybody on here's got brilliant ideas. Sometimes you it works when you pile 'em all together. 
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