Figured It Out
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Figured It Out
I had posted a question about banging under the seat when I hit a sharp dip.
Being this is my first bike, there is a lot to learn. Turns out it was the swingarm bottoming out against the frame under the seat. I needed to adjust the shocks firmer, plus I had installed lowering shocks and slammed it to much (making it a hard tail).
Now all is right with the world (as far as my bike goes).
Being this is my first bike, there is a lot to learn. Turns out it was the swingarm bottoming out against the frame under the seat. I needed to adjust the shocks firmer, plus I had installed lowering shocks and slammed it to much (making it a hard tail).
Now all is right with the world (as far as my bike goes).
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You must have really slammed it, or hit those speed bumps at speed. With it that low did you ever scrape the frame? My Night Train was very low when I bought it. I never remember bottoming out the suspension, but I scraped the frame several times before I raised it up.
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Ya I was hitting before I installed the lowering shocks, not knowing that the shocks are factory set for light weights. Then I slammed it way down, I'm 260lbs and still not realizing the shocks were not adjusted for fat asses, I had no suspension at all. And I did scrape the frame on tight turns. A lot of reading on this forum made me realize where I screwed up. And Like I said "All's good".
And my back is grateful too !!!!
And my back is grateful too !!!!
Last edited by RANGER73; Aug 7, 2012 at 07:23 PM.
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