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Old Dec 15, 2012 | 11:45 AM
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I figured this was a given? oops!
Was fine for quite a while until somebody pulled in front of me at an intersection and the suspension fully compressed under hard braking.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2012 | 12:09 PM
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Old Dec 15, 2012 | 01:55 PM
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Was fine for quite a while until somebody pulled in front of me at an intersection and the suspension fully compressed under hard braking.

I've actually seen that twice before. Living in the un level, pot hole, gravel road capital of the east, I decided that was the last place I was going to put it! I bet that ticked you off? Makes me cringe looking at it. Ohhhh that sound!
 
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Mines on the frame in the front.
 
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On your bike?
 
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off the back like a mansack
 
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Where do you touring riders who have ride bells, like to hang them? I've never had one in 37 years of riding. A female Harley rider I work with gave me one for a company grab bag gift and insists I need one? I believe in ride bells like I believe in superstitions about walking under ladders but I think its a cool novelty item and....It was nice of her! I have to wonder though, whether it will drive me crazy going down Vermonts rough gravel roads...
Hanging off the frame by the right side floorboard.
 
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Righr side underneath the floorboard only heard it ring a couple of times.
 
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Righr side underneath the floorboard only heard it ring a couple of times.
Ahhh when staving off those road demons?
 
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Funny because a fellow rider from work gave me a bell as a small Christmas gift.
I now have a few suggestions from y'all as to where to hang mine
 
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