Happy Break-Down Anniversary!
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Road Warrior
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Thanks Peg, I've been looking for someone to paint my bike this winter. I plan on adding the extended bags & front fairing this winter & want to do a custom paint scheme to my bike. I will check there website out..
Thanks again!!
Thanks again!!
I haven't done my brakes yet but coming across this was great for me. Something I know to look for. Thanks for sharing, and thank God you're okay. Could've been a different story altogether.
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Road Warrior
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Bike is ready, $345. I don't think I will go after the shop that did it for reimbursement, I'm just grateful for the way it went down.
But when am I gonna stop having so many problems with the bike? I'm really, truly getting discouraged. My husband warned me, the more mods, the more trouble. He was right.
But when am I gonna stop having so many problems with the bike? I'm really, truly getting discouraged. My husband warned me, the more mods, the more trouble. He was right.
Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: NW Florida
HD had a recall a few years back on certain year bikes for brake problems. If I remember it had to do with the bolts being too short on the calibers and possibly backing out. do a google on it.
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Cruiser
Joined: May 2011
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From: Central Pa
I had the same thing about a month ago when I installed my lyndall's. The rear pad you really can't see once the caliper is mounted (with solid wheels), you have to reach up and feel it...which I did not know at the time. It took a few days of riding till I started to notice that is was getting hard to move the bike, that is when I noticed the inside pad was not seated right.
Any reputable mechanic should have known to check the pads for proper seating after the installation...I know will be doing it anytime I have to remove/replace them.
Any reputable mechanic should have known to check the pads for proper seating after the installation...I know will be doing it anytime I have to remove/replace them.
Road Master
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But this could have happened to a stock bike that had the brake pads replaced by a mechanic that wasn't paying attention.