help with billet 41MM tree set - pics
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help with billet 41MM tree set - pics
still foolin with the 41MM front end on my 78 FX - I noticed there was no "cog nut" or inner nut on the stem of this aftermarket tree set - however - the top tree has an indent that matches the cog nut perfectly and I believe this set was supposed to be used with an inner nut like the stock 41MM tree set - this is not a hidden stem nut tree set - so it has a top nut - anyone set this type of aftermarlet billet tree set before? I'm gonna use the inner nut - I can tell you this - when I took it off the neck - that top nut was pretty loose - pretty dangerous if you ask me
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yes - I'm pretty sure it was also missing the inner cog nut - without the inner cog nut you cant torque it down or it will bind - there is not pinch nut on the top tree like narrowglide trees have either so I'm pretty sure I'll use the cog nut when I reassemble this set - this stinkin bike was built by a custom shop in Owatanna MN - they charged the guy 1200 bucks for that front end and then installed it wrong so he would die with the top nut rolled off on the highway
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yes - I'm pretty sure it was also missing the inner cog nut - without the inner cog nut you cant torque it down or it will bind - there is not pinch nut on the top tree like narrowglide trees have either so I'm pretty sure I'll use the cog nut when I reassemble this set - this stinkin bike was built by a custom shop in Owatanna MN - they charged the guy 1200 bucks for that front end and then installed it wrong so he would die with the top nut rolled off on the highway
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you might be right - a while back - a dude was making brass risers and sellin them on ChopCult - well - those risers cracked when you got to highway speeds and several dudes were goin 70 MPH with their handlebars in their hands with no way to steer the bike - one guy was lucky and rolled the bike into a field and dumped it - other were not so lucky - whenever I make one off parts I think about this
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