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Wheels that are not in alignment can cause handling problems, excessive tire wear and damage the drive belt/chain and pulleys. The H-D manual suggests that wheel alignment should be done using straightedges. The usually prescribed method is to support the bike, lay straight edges along the rear wheel, and measure the gaps at the front. See figure 1. To make things more difficult, the rear wheel can be offset up to 15mm relative to the front (depending on model). So, the method i