Wallow cured
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RE: Wallow cured
Just went for my first ride after installing the ridestr8. Wow!
It's 36 degrees today and was raining and 21 degrees last nite, so was very careful keeping an eye out for patches of ice...only rode 35 miles and slower than normal. But what a difference, both straight and in the twists and turns!
Nothing "wrong" with the bike before, but so much nicer now!!! Hard to describe, but no mush or wallow.
It's 36 degrees today and was raining and 21 degrees last nite, so was very careful keeping an eye out for patches of ice...only rode 35 miles and slower than normal. But what a difference, both straight and in the twists and turns!
Nothing "wrong" with the bike before, but so much nicer now!!! Hard to describe, but no mush or wallow.
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RE: Wallow cured
I know this post has been well responded now for a long time. But I am trying to understand whats really wrong with these bikes. Sure I understand the motor and trans move different from the frame and cause a rear steer. And yea I see how the ride-str8 and such can help. Butthe back of the trans has the swing are attachedand that in turn is mountedin rubber dounuts to the frame. Ok now I see up and down movement in this but if the swing are mount is shimmmed correctly between the frame mounts there should be no side movement and no need for the likes of a ride-str8. My 03 Ultra did move some till I shimmed it tight in the rear of the frame, is this all that is really wrong with these bikes? What am I missing here? Manuel
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RE: Wallow cured
Very true and it can move differently than the trans but these ride-str8 things are only connected to the trans, so if theswingarm moves what are these bolt on cures really doing for that? I'm just not following this yet [&o]
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RE: Wallow cured
Thats looks like the way to stop the wobble .Thanks for the help I will give that a try.Could you spec the shims so I can make before stripping rear fork cups.How did you workout what thickness of shims to use
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RE: Wallow cured
I don't think you could make them up before hand. I had the rear wheel off and the shocks off also so I could feal any movement. I just added .010 shims till it would lock up the swing arm, then I removed a shim till it just freed up. Hope it works well for you as it did for mine anyway.