Dresser Rear Suspension THUMP!
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With all of these problems,. you can do what I outlined in your personal e-Mail, get a 1" C/F belt thbat is 136 Tooth, change the rear pulley to a 1 1/8' Softail type, it already has a built in spacer and is a 70 tooth. You would have to compensate with the other sprockets to give you the ratio what you want. Easy to do.
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With all of these problems,. you can do what I outlined in your personal e-Mail, get a 1" C/F belt thbat is 136 Tooth, change the rear pulley to a 1 1/8' Softail type, it already has a built in spacer and is a 70 tooth. You would have to compensate with the other sprockets to give you the ratio what you want. Easy to do.
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So my primary is stock at 24/37 and secondary will be 32/70. The change will give me a near 15% reduction in gearing, but the same increase in torque at the rear wheel. So with my S&S 107 up front the bike should be a lot quicker that it has been.
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I also have a 1990 FLHS. When I bought mine about 9 years ago, the previous owner told me the shocks on the back of the bike are the same manufacturer of the stock HD shocks but they are the part number for a gold wing. He said The full pressure is 50 PSIG. I have always kept 50 PSI in the rear shocks as the wife and I go about 400 pounds together and usually ride 2 up. Only bottom out when I have leaked some pressure off and not filled back up yet.
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Sounds like your previous owner was a shrewd chap! My stock shocks always bottomed out occasionally and we only make about 360 pounds. I replaced them with Fournales high pressure shocks and while they gave a better ride they also bottomed out too often. Hopefully my Ohlins will see those days well behind us! We're heading for Poland in May, where the roads are challenging, to say the least!
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Brief update. The bike is back on its wheels at long last, with 150/80 tyre and narrow 70T pulley installed, floating disc on and 4-pot caliper fitted and bled. Bike now has 16 brake pistons! Next step is to fit a new belt to match.
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No exhaust on the thing at present, so I'll save the neighbours the hotrod soundtrack! I just hope there are no more gremlins waiting to trip me up. That tyre is very close to the fender!
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Refitted them today and cannot for the life of me get them to bleed! Fluid just will not come through from the reservoir. My new rear brake bled in moments, yet with gravity to help it, the front ain't playing ball at present!
