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Jwhite601
Posted on Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 11:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I screwed my preload adjusters all the way down and now one of my blue thingys is sticking up farther than the other. Is this normal?

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Cgocifer
Posted on Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 11:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Uh, doesn't look normal. Why did you screw them all the way down in the first place?
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Jwhite601
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 12:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I plan on doing lots of wheelies and stoppies.
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Buelltroll
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 12:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It's like a PEBKAC error...



ya buddy that aint good.

(Message edited by buelltroll on June 04, 2007)
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Xbullet
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 12:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

one of my blue thingys

is that a technical term?
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Jwhite601
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 08:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

How do i fix it?
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Ridrx
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 09:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Have you tried backing them all the way out? I'm not suggesting it, just wondering.

If you're gonna do THAT many wheelies/stoppies it might pay to keep wheel/head bearings readily available.
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New12r
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 09:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Dont use spring pressure, use your compression and rebound adjusters to stiffen it up. By the way, that is not normal and you should have someone who knows suspension work on it.

35k on my bike with lots of wheelies and I never had a wheel bearing or head bearing issue. Blew a few tube seals though.
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Bikertrash05
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 09:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Maybe she's cold.....
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Skully
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 01:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

LOL!
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Dustybueller
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 03:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Maybe she's cold.....


LOVE IT!!

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Jaimec
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 03:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I always get my "thingys" confused with my "doo-fotchies" and "thingamabobs." Thank GOD for the technical manual!
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Fullpower
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 05:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hey there buddy, that aint right. do not ride far, fast, or in traffic with that blue thingy poked up like that. Have a qualified suspension tech look at that ASAP. not kidding, that is NOT RIGHT.
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Jwhite601
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 11:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

HUH!! I hit 125 today twice. And rode about 4 miles worth of wheelies. It seemed fine. Hopefully someone who has had these apart before would chime in here and tell me what happened and how to fix. I think a jamnut fell off inside, HTFDTH.
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