Dyna rubber mount replacement.
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From: Brighton, MI
I used two of these when I replaced the mounts and aligned my dyna (one on front rotor, one on the rear):
http://www.harborfreight.com/dial-ga...der-34214.html
Did not think the job was all that difficult and it make a big difference. I guess the front goes faster than the rear from oil getting on the rubber from oil filter changes, but at 28,000 miles, mine needed both. YD
http://www.harborfreight.com/dial-ga...der-34214.html
Did not think the job was all that difficult and it make a big difference. I guess the front goes faster than the rear from oil getting on the rubber from oil filter changes, but at 28,000 miles, mine needed both. YD
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Snipped the wires today... going to cut the bad **** out, solder in good wire, shrink wrap it, and tuck it back into place. She's not getting any paint right now and I need it back together asap. I'm going to straighten out the fender struts to make DAMN SURE this doesn't happen again. I don't think the struts being out of line had anything to do with it, but rather the old rotted conduit just tore itself but I'm not taking any chances. Turns out the PO must have set it down gently and the crashbars that used to be on it saved it for the most part, but the fender struts got a little torqued. It's hard to see unless you look real closely at it.
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Snipped the wires today... going to cut the bad **** out, solder in good wire, shrink wrap it, and tuck it back into place. She's not getting any paint right now and I need it back together asap. I'm going to straighten out the fender struts to make DAMN SURE this doesn't happen again. I don't think the struts being out of line had anything to do with it, but rather the old rotted conduit just tore itself but I'm not taking any chances. Turns out the PO must have set it down gently and the crashbars that used to be on it saved it for the most part, but the fender struts got a little torqued. It's hard to see unless you look real closely at it.
or you have to wide of a tire and your off roading screwed your drivetrain alignment up. or your passenger is to heavy for those struts. or your wheel spacing is off. or the wires were sticking way out. there's so many things it could be. your rear struts have to be more than a little tweaked to cause the tire to hit those wires.
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or you have to wide of a tire and your off roading screwed your drivetrain alignment up. or your passenger is to heavy for those struts. or your wheel spacing is off. or the wires were sticking way out. there's so many things it could be. your rear struts have to be more than a little tweaked to cause the tire to hit those wires.
The struts are not that far out of alignment... just enough to notice. The wires were sticking over a good inch or so when I noticed it.
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The rear tire is a 140 so it's plausible. Passenger is a mere 140lbs and the shocks are FXDX shocks on the second to the hardest setting. The bike was laid over before I bought it, as there is a little rash on the primary cover, and there was a little bit on the crash bars that used to be on it. The offroading isn't hurting it... I'm not jumping it, and I wouldn't consider a forest road in the national forest off roading anyways. The old conduit simply had enough and let the wires poke out, and overtime with a passenger on the back the tire rubbed the wires. I don't even remember how I noticed it.
The struts are not that far out of alignment... just enough to notice. The wires were sticking over a good inch or so when I noticed it.
The struts are not that far out of alignment... just enough to notice. The wires were sticking over a good inch or so when I noticed it.
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I did a little mock up pretending that the other strut was straight, and that is about the amount of clearance I'll have.