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Apr 7, 2007 | 01:24 PM

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Blown Seals

Anyone here ever heard that strapping a bike down for hauling will blow the fork seals? This is why I was asking about the Bike Pro chock which holds the bike in place without having to put a lot stress on the seals. I was at bike nite one Thursday and a couple of old guys were telling me this. I'd never heard it before. Thanks............................................ ............................buying the Bike Pro anyway

Apr 7, 2007 | 01:55 PM

stro1965

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RE: Blown Seals

It can happen if you crank on the strapslike a madman. Just don't get too crazy and you'll be fine.

Apr 7, 2007 | 03:00 PM

IzzoQuazzo

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RE: Blown Seals

Geez, here I thought this was a thread about bizarre sexual practices with marine mammals.

Apr 7, 2007 | 03:34 PM

djkolp

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RE: Blown Seals

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ORIGINAL: IzzoQuazzo

Geez, here I thought this was a thread about bizarre sexual practices with marine mammals.

A Penguin takes his carto a mechanic to have some work done. The mechanic tells him that it will take about an hour to troubleshoot the problem. So the Penguin goes across the street to a 7-Eleven and buys some ice-cream. Penguins love ice-cream. Butbecause the Penguin has such short little hands, he gets the ice-cream all over his beak. When he finishes the ice-cream, he heads back over to the garage to find out what's wrong with his car. The mechanic walks over to the Penguin and says "Looks like you blew a seal." The Penguin says " Na, that's just a little ice-cream."

Apr 7, 2007 | 04:01 PM

dastark

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RE: Blown Seals

Two penguins ridin' the scoot to get some icecream. Suddenly the developed a wobble in the front end. They pull into the H.D. dealer to get it checked out. The mechanic looks it over and tells the penguins it looks like the blew a seal. Nope, said the penguins, we just left Dairy Queen.

Sorry.. couldn't resist.