Motorcycle Repair: alignment, royal star venture, fork tubes

Question
my royal star venture does not ride in a stright line.the handle bars and fork tubes are slightley turned to the right
to keep the bike in a stright line.

Answer
Hi Gary.

This is a simple one.  Either you didn't mention that the bike has been dropped, the bike was dropped before you bought it an were not told or someone hit the front wheel (hard) and didn't have the decency to tell you.

There are 2 ways to do this, but you need a way to measure how straight the assembly is as you straighten it out.

The first method, aka the tree method, is simple;

You take the bike over to an immovable object, such as a tree or building.  Then you whack the wheel hard against it to straighten it out.
I do not recommend this method, but it has been known to work, after a bit
of time.

The second method, while not as easy, is less time-consuming but requires tools.

1) Put the bike on the centerstand and put a support or jack under the front of the engine so that it will not be able to drop when you loosen the fork mounts.

2) Loosen the fork mounts.

3) Align the front end.

5) Tighten the fork mounts to the correct tightness (You need a torque wrench for that), remove the support and take the bike off the centerstand.

6) Go riding.

7) Have fun.

(steps 6 and 7 also apply to the first method)

Try one of those.  I, personally, suggest the second method.

Good luck and ride safe.
FALCON