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Al in Arkansas
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« on: July 01, 2015, 11:04:31 AM »
Going north from Hot Springs, Arkansas yesterday on Hwy 7.  Great road.  Riding pretty hard into a right hand turn and encountered a bit of a dip/bump about 1/3 into the turn.  I've known I need new shocks for a long time, but this definitely was enough of an event to scare me.  The result of encountering a good bump while riding hard into a corner with those shocks could be ugly.  Instead of cornering like it's on rails you're suddenly bouncing and losing most of your stability.  Yep it's past time...  Color me fortunate.

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BF
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« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2015, 04:07:27 PM »
Have you checked your shock bushings....especially the uppers?
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Hooter
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« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2015, 06:34:52 AM »
Quote from: BF on July 01, 2015, 04:07:27 PM
Have you checked your shock bushings....especially the uppers?


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Bighead
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« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2015, 04:28:12 PM »
How many miles on your Bike?
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« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2015, 05:24:42 PM »
My rear shocks were toast two years ago at about 80k miles, they could no longer be adjusted.  Replaced them with Progressive 416 air shocks...
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