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Yesterday was bling day for me and her. New Shirt for her, new shifter link for me. Some say they are known to fail. I have never met anyone that say theirs failed, so if they do or don't, I don't know. Either way it was a day to snazzy up a little






 
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. Some say they are known to fail. I have never met anyone that say theirs failed, so if they do or don't, I don't know.

Well, the "take off" doesn`t take up much room in a saddlebag
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I check/torque mine from time to time on both bikes just because that would suck if that failed out on the road.
 
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I heard when they fail, the ball end comes apart, and it all but impossible to make it stay together once that happens.
 
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I heard when they fail, the ball end comes apart, and it all but impossible to make it stay together once that happens.
Charlie, this you? If so, this is your buddy Randy from New Braunfels.
 
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it's me. You gona be at the sisters again? Oct 16-18
 
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I have a friend who rides cross country and had a stock shift linkage fail. He patched it up with a bunch of zip ties to get home.

I take the stock ones off and replace with an HD heim joint shift linkage pretty early on. I have four stock linkages upstairs I’ve swapped on four bikes in the last six years. They’re in the attic and will one day get thrown out with all the other stock take-off stuff that no one will want..
 
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I take the stock ones off and replace with an HD heim joint shift linkage pretty early on. I have four stock linkages upstairs I’ve swapped on four bikes in the last six years. They’re in the attic and will one day get thrown out with all the other stock take-off stuff that no one will want..
Same here. The basic HD heim joint part is super clean looking. That OE galvanized piece is flimsy and unsightly
 
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it's me. You gona be at the sisters again? Oct 16-18
Yep. Got a cabin in Leakey this time. See you there.
 
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I'l lbe at River Bluff Cabins in Leakey
 
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