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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 07:49 AM
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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).
 
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 08:07 AM
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I'm fairly new too, and there is definitely a lot to learn. Thanks for posting, you probably saved me from making a panic post later.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 08:12 AM
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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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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 11:56 AM
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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 !!!!
 

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