|
|
Cruiser
Posts: 209
| when I rode off to work this morning, I thot my feet were a tad flatter on pavement. didnt think to much about it. when I left work, there was a definite difference. I checked air in shock. ok, no leaks. I stopped at dealer and pulled off seat. the bolt in upper shock link was sheared, and rod eye was damaged. this was a lowering link installed by this same dealer, about a year ago. could this be defective product or workmanship? or just one of those things? I left bike to be repaired and hoping for the best..... |
|
| |
|
Iron Butt
Posts: 849
, FL United States | Glad you didn't have any difficulties riding - your Guardian Angel was looking after you |
|
| |
|
Tourer
Posts: 573
Central Illinois | It sounds like a product defect to me. A bolt should not just fail like that. |
|
| |
|
Visionary
Posts: 4278
| Bad Bad in stall I'll bet. |
|
| |
|
Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | was it sheared or did the nut come off? |
|
| |
|
Cruiser
Posts: 209
| the bolt was sheared off. I shortened my original link by one inch and they installed it at 1 hour labor. what can ya say....glad I was close to home. |
|
| |
|
Tourer
Posts: 466
Grand Cane, LA | Did your installer clearance the frame part just above that bolt? I noticed when I had my lowered link on there that the bolt head would hit the frame at the edge of the opening. Had to take a dremel and clearance out the area a little bit to let the head of the bolt actually come through the opening |
|
| |
|
Cruiser
Posts: 135
Chesterfield, VA | +1 I lowered mine 2 inches and also had to dremel out the aluminum frame opening just above the upper link bolt to provide clearance. Without doing this, the upper link bolt and nut will impact the frame when the shock compresses. Not sure if you have the same issue with a 1 inch lowering link, but it's worth checking. |
|
| |
|
Cruiser
Posts: 209
| thanks I'll check for clearance.... |
|
| |
|
Puddle Jumper
Posts: 16
| Which lowering link did you have installed? |
|
| |
|
Cruiser
Posts: 135
Chesterfield, VA | I installed the HMD link, and I posted incorrectly above. The issue with the bolt clearance is the upper shock link, not the fixed link. Still worth checking to make sure you have sufficient clearance. |
|
| |
|
Cruiser
Posts: 209
| I removed my seat to check bolt clearance in link and the shock. I had to dremel frame to make clearance for upper shock bolt. the link I installed was shortened 1". My original lowering link was 7/8'. didn't know that. |
|
| |
|
Visionary
Posts: 2118
Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | Why would you tamper with the original design? I don't understand ...
I am a only 5'8" and my feet are FLAT on the ground with my Vision. Many of my prior bikes I could only do "tip-toe" with one foot - but I NEVER considered messing with the bike to change things. The engineering that goes into the final design is NOT something that I would change. I would buy a different machine if I didn't like the feeling - and not consider myself a better engineer than the builder.
This story makes me feel that my feeling for 53 years of 'non-tinkering' is/was the best way to go ...
Be careful with your tinkering - PLEEEZE !!!!
|
|
| |
|
Iron Butt
Posts: 623
| dont believe you were asked to understand, Many people lower, paint, chop, monkey bars, cam etc their bike...all without the need of your approval. its called free will, good fun stuff |
|
| |
|
Visionary
Posts: 2300
Georgia, west of Atlanta | jeffmack - 2013-05-17 7:08 AM
dont believe you were asked to understand, Many people lower, paint, chop, monkey bars, cam etc their bike...all without the need of your approval. its called free will, good fun stuff
So true Jeffmack............. |
|
| |
|
Puddle Jumper
Posts: 39
| donetracey - 2013-05-16 11:23 PM
Why would you tamper with the original design? I don't understand ...
I am a only 5'8" and my feet are FLAT on the ground with my Vision. Many of my prior bikes I could only do "tip-toe" with one foot - but I NEVER considered messing with the bike to change things. The engineering that goes into the final design is NOT something that I would change. I would buy a different machine if I didn't like the feeling - and not consider myself a better engineer than the builder.
This story makes me feel that my feeling for 53 years of 'non-tinkering' is/was the best way to go ...
Be careful with your tinkering - PLEEEZE !!!!
I'm reasonably certain that the Vision would never have been designed if it wasn't for a guy who did a little "tinkering" is his day. |
|
| |
riding hard and low today