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Archive through August 30, 2011Froggy30 08-30-11  04:59 pm
         

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Boogiman1981
Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 07:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Nope .1AMA

Seriously $6.22 per spring???
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Froggy
Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 08:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yes, I double checked because I didn't believe the price knowing they come from the land of $70 chrome dipsticks.
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Boogiman1981
Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 09:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

ok soooo can you tell me what the spring part number would be from the first run(early) 08 R would be? The fork number mentioned above ends .1AM
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Thefleshrocket
Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 10:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Froggy, are you sure that isn't the part number for the top-out spring? Those are much smaller than the main fork springs and $6.22 seems a lot more likely for them. Racetech, etc, sell fork springs for $80 or more for a pair so I'd be really surprised if HD sells them for much less than $40 each.

Do you happen to know what the .1ama and .1amb for springs are rated at, in lbs/in or kg/mm?
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Froggy
Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 10:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)





#13 is the spring I am referring to. I don't have an 08 parts book to compare with to see what is different.
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Boogiman1981
Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 11:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i googled the part J8113.1AMB and found it for $5.60....anybody got an 08 book that can tell for sure what that springs part number is?
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Thefleshrocket
Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 05:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I called the local Harley dealer and they quoted me $6.22 for the parts--so under $25 shipped to me. (The dealer is an hour away.) I should have them by late next week. I guess we'll find out for sure if these really are $6.22 fork springs!
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Boogiman1981
Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 10:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

This is hysterical. Wonder if the stiffer springs are to be found anywhere
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Thefleshrocket
Posted on Thursday, September 01, 2011 - 10:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Presumably, the part number is for the earlier revision would probably be J8113.1AMA. Maybe Froggy can confirm--he seems to be johnny-on-the-spot with the parts diagrams.
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Froggy
Posted on Thursday, September 01, 2011 - 11:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Correct, typically original parts end with no revision letter (Just .1AM in this case), revised once get an A, revised again gets a B, and they go down the alphabet.

I googled the part number with those different revisions and came up dry, so I'm not positive what the 08 spring part number is, assuming its even still available.
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Boogiman1981
Posted on Thursday, September 01, 2011 - 02:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

yeah i came up with same thing. going to adamecs harley tomorrow with mine to get flashed will ask about the first run 08 springs while i am there
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Thefleshrocket
Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 09:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The springs showed up a couple of days ago and they are indeed fork springs. For $6.22 each. Really.

Makes you wonder if that means that the fork springs you'd buy from Racetech or Traxxion Dynamics, etc, really only cost a few bucks but are being sold for $90+ a set.
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Froggy
Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 10:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I doubt that Racetech has the volume that a mo-co has in terms of buying power, and its very likely that the OEM springs are of a lower quality than those from a specialty shop. Not to mention overhead costs, R&D, a reasonable profit, etc, I don't think $90 is bad at all.

The 07 Ulysses has progressive springs, those are the most expensive Buell OEM springs at $50 for the pair.
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Dannybuell
Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 10:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

R&D is a good part of this too, especially if these are progressively wound springs.
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