SirWilhelm
Ex Member
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Out this afternoon in the heat (92F) and riding around for 2 hours to see how the shocks played at the 3rd notch. Much easier that OEM-stock ones, and the height of the saddle was so nice when stopped at lights. But, I did find a problem. With the increased angle to the ground of the kick stand, when I filled with gas while on the stand and then leveled the bike, guess what oozed out from under the cap? Ch...... So I learned that we will fill up, with bike upright. Did find a real hockey puck and will try to find some liquid weld or something to attach it to the kick stand. Depending on the resulting angle I might have to use two, but we'll try one first. But the ride is noticeably improved! Still not like in the car, but more like a 74 Ford Pickup. Steering is so nice now. I am going to get either of the fork braces, as I could see and feel the front wobble at 70 on our fine roads here. Came around a corner, at 15, and saw the loose gravel, straightened, but still had some rear slide. But stayed up and on the road, although did cross line into oncoming. Luckily it was a neighborhood street and no traffic on it. Thanks for the help guys. Now to get some more miles and learning under the belt. Oh, and with the new fender height, the saddle bag brackets were a breeze to put on. Did wish I had the racheted box end set in metric, as it was a bit slow. I added two washers on each bolt and all tightened down nicely without going thru the nut. Cheers Bill
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