The Alma Build
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The Alma Build
You've seen the transition from junker to a crippled rider with tremendous help from the other Evo lovers on this forum.
Now the build begins.......as she is today......
Unfortunately my hopes of riding her while gathering parts was short lived! She really isn't safe enough to be on the road till after the swingarm issues are fixed, so today was her last ride for awhile.....sniff, sniff. I need to build a chock to keep her upright while her butts in the air for the frame and swingarm repairs. I have a bunch of 1" square tube, so that'll be easy to do and should be done this week. Then the rear will be coming apart to fix the frame and then I need to decide what I'm going to do with the swingarm.....Sta-Bo kit, V-twin swingarm kit...still doing research on what upgrade works the best with the factory swingarm.
more to come
Now the build begins.......as she is today......
Unfortunately my hopes of riding her while gathering parts was short lived! She really isn't safe enough to be on the road till after the swingarm issues are fixed, so today was her last ride for awhile.....sniff, sniff. I need to build a chock to keep her upright while her butts in the air for the frame and swingarm repairs. I have a bunch of 1" square tube, so that'll be easy to do and should be done this week. Then the rear will be coming apart to fix the frame and then I need to decide what I'm going to do with the swingarm.....Sta-Bo kit, V-twin swingarm kit...still doing research on what upgrade works the best with the factory swingarm.
more to come
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Sep 23, 2020, 01:18 PM
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Fired her up again this morning and went for a small ride staying close to home. Still have some "tick" still on the rear jug, I think I'll put another flat or two more on the adjustable pushrods to see if it quiets down. Other than that.....I'd say she's done enough to load up and make an Oregon run to get tags and make it legal.
For all intent and purpose...........this build thread is done.........SHE'S A RIDER AGAIN!!
I have to thank all the Evo folks here for their knowledge, patience, and support on this journey over the last year and a half. See ya on the road..............................................
For all intent and purpose...........this build thread is done.........SHE'S A RIDER AGAIN!!
I have to thank all the Evo folks here for their knowledge, patience, and support on this journey over the last year and a half. See ya on the road..............................................
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I like smooth too, I have 1996 electra glide shocks on my 1989 Tour Glide....but I don't find any amount of air that makes them cushy....they are fine...but if they were mush the bike wouldn't handle half good. A little stiffness I think is what keeps the bike on track. I guess there's a mighty fine line between stiff...smooth....and mush.
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I like smooth too, I have 1996 electra glide shocks on my 1989 Tour Glide....but I don't find any amount of air that makes them cushy....they are fine...but if they were mush the bike wouldn't handle half good. A little stiffness I think is what keeps the bike on track. I guess there's a mighty fine line between stiff...smooth....and mush.
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I think you'll find that shocks have nothing to do with the swing arm Pivot...Too stiff is too much vibration for me...Exactly what the RubberGlide was made to eliminate.. If I wanted stiff ... i would have went Softail, or better yet...stick with the good ole 4-speed...
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I did the late model swingarm upgrade (2007) to my 89...Ester, and used the Custom Cycle Engineering kit that doesn't use any rubber in the swingarm except for the isolation pucks on the frame and didn't notice any vibration increase. But I can tell ya that it handled like it was on rails after that! I believe that the isolation pucks are really all that's needed to stop vibration from being transmitted to the frame. I may at a later date do the late model swingarm upgrade along with going to a late model wheel in the front also, but for now I will use what it already has and improve on it....JMHO.