New Harley Guy?
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Prior owner does not know what was done. Hopefully my mechanic will be able to figure it out. Not going to mess with it if it is too complicated.
Is there a way to tell? A measurement I can make?
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From: Haslet Texas
What kind of rear shocks are on it?
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Good questions! He says it was lowered. But he had a mechanic do it and he does not know what the mechanic did.
Hopefully my Harley guy will be able to figure it out.
It looks lowered to me. The white walls on the rear tire are high up in the fender. And I have to be careful that the securing bolt that hold the back of the seat does not go in too far or it will hit the tire. I put five washers on it to keep it high enough.
But figuring all this out is part of the fun.
Hopefully my Harley guy will be able to figure it out.
It looks lowered to me. The white walls on the rear tire are high up in the fender. And I have to be careful that the securing bolt that hold the back of the seat does not go in too far or it will hit the tire. I put five washers on it to keep it high enough.
But figuring all this out is part of the fun.
Dirt don't hurt
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From: Haslet Texas
Good questions! He says it was lowered. But he had a mechanic do it and he does not know what the mechanic did.
Hopefully my Harley guy will be able to figure it out.
It looks lowered to me. The white walls on the rear tire are high up in the fender. And I have to be careful that the securing bolt that hold the back of the seat does not go in too far or it will hit the tire. I put five washers on it to keep it high enough.
But figuring all this out is part of the fun.
Hopefully my Harley guy will be able to figure it out.
It looks lowered to me. The white walls on the rear tire are high up in the fender. And I have to be careful that the securing bolt that hold the back of the seat does not go in too far or it will hit the tire. I put five washers on it to keep it high enough.
But figuring all this out is part of the fun.
It's real easy to adjust back to stock height if that's what they did.
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I find mesh gear to be comfortable in the heat when moving, but hot when not moving. I find mesh pants over shorts to be cooler than jeans. But it is hot here no matter what you wear when not moving.
I believe that gear significantly reduces risk of serious injury. Helmets reduce risk of injury or death. But I believe that safe riding practices and bike handling skill do much more than gear. Bike maintenance, especially good tires and brakes are also important for safety.
I believe that a very experienced and skilled rider who rides conservatively with no gear is safer than a less experienced rider who rides aggressively fully geared up.
I am not a very experienced rider so for me, it is very important to gear up and ride conservatively. I expect that I will continue to ride conservatively and wear gear even as I gain experience and skill, but who knows. I will make that decision when I get there.
Each of us must balance our gear choices with our riding objectives just as we consider risk when we choose to ride at all. I believe that safe choices reduce risk dramatically and those of us who make safe choices are at much less risk of death or injury than statistics suggest. How much less? Impossible to say, but I believe significantly less and enough less to make the risk acceptable.
Sorry for the rant, but once I got going, I could not stop.
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She is at the mechanic getting a safety check, all new fluids and a few fixes and adjustments.
He says he thinks he can give me another inch of seat height. I will be interested to see how big a difference that makes.
Bottomed out through a very minor dip at about 65 mph on the highway.
Hope to get it back tomorrow and get some riding in this weekend while by boys are in town.
Them on the Jap bikes and me on the old Harley made the year my wife and I were married. Two years before my oldest was born.
He says he thinks he can give me another inch of seat height. I will be interested to see how big a difference that makes.
Bottomed out through a very minor dip at about 65 mph on the highway.
Hope to get it back tomorrow and get some riding in this weekend while by boys are in town.
Them on the Jap bikes and me on the old Harley made the year my wife and I were married. Two years before my oldest was born.
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One inch makes a YUGE difference. I went from 13" to 12" and bottomed out at just the sight of a dip in the road, 13" was good. I'm sure quality of shock made a difference, but I don't think I should have been driving my spine into my skull like I did on those 12's.