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Reply #30 - 05/06/11 at 16:15:38

For me, they keep my lower spine at the right angle to my legs and butt. I have a degenerative joint and disc condition. I can sit on my Honda with flat tracker style bars for a couple minutes, tops. Can't even sit on a bike with clip-ons anymore.

I rode one of my Panheads from Spokane Wa to Tijuana Mexico with apehangers. Didn't walk right for a week, but I think that had more to do with the fact it was a "double rigid", hardmounted seat on a stock 53 HD rigid frame. And the less than 48 hours start to finish.

My 99 Vulcan 800A had 12" rise bars, I put 40K miles on it in 18 months. I might have put 400 miles on my 05 Vulcan 800 Classic in 4 months, stock low bars. I hated the ride position on the Classic (and handling sucked with a 16" front wheel). Identical seating positions other than the bars.

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Starlifter Serious Thumper Offline It only snows seven months of the year here. Posts: 3746 Eastern Michigan Gender:	Re: Bikes done Reply #31 - 05/06/11 at 16:25:35 Makes sense, thanks for the info.
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ncron1103 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 52 Georgetown,ky Gender:	Re: Bikes done Reply #32 - 05/24/11 at 23:31:50 Apes are going on this weekend and the tops of the seats are going shag lime green apes help my back also
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ncron1103 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 52 Georgetown,ky Gender:	Re: Bikes done Reply #33 - 06/27/11 at 00:09:14 Mocking them up on the parts bike will have pictures of it done. Also got the suicide shifter and foot clutch built the other day. Pics as soon as shes on the road again Keep in mind this is the parts bike Heres what Im facing at this moment with mine. I got a great fix for it and will have instructions on how to do it as i go.
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ncron1103 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 52 Georgetown,ky Gender:	Re: Bikes done Reply #34 - 06/27/11 at 00:12:44 Heres how i attached my stock clutch cable to the shifter to use it as my foot clutch. And just some pictures before everything else goes on.
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Reply #35 - 07/04/11 at 10:26:23

So as some of you know my timing chain tensioner went out a couple weeks ago. I got to thinking about this today what if when i bought a tensioner if i just took a link out of my chain. The tensioner wouldn't have enough slack to come out then. Just let me know on your thoughts. my be another solution to the tensioner coming apart.

what i got done on it last night

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Reply #36 - 07/04/11 at 10:27:47

So as some of you know my timing chain tensioner went out a couple weeks ago. I got to thinking about this today what if when i bought a tensioner if i just took a link out of my chain. The tensioner wouldn't have enough slack to come out then. Just let me know on your thoughts. my be another solution to the tensioner coming apart.

what i got done on it last night

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Reply #37 - 07/04/11 at 10:38:32

ncron1103 wrote on 07/04/11 at 10:27:47:

So as some of you know my timing chain tensioner went out a couple weeks ago. I got to thinking about this today what if when i bought a tensioner if i just took a link out of my chain. The tensioner wouldn't have enough slack to come out then. Just let me know on your thoughts. my be another solution to the tensioner coming apart.

1st problem... the pins are locked in by deforming the ends. So taking them apart and putting them back together can't be done w/o spare pins.

2nd problem... the given max stretch of the chain is only .07" and the pitch of the chain is 0.25"

3rd problem... can't just take out one link or 0.25", has to be 2 or male and female links for a 0.50". Not enough slack in the chain to do that.

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ncron1103 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 52 Georgetown,ky Gender:	Re: Bikes done Reply #38 - 07/04/11 at 10:53:32 yeah i wasnt thinking clearly about having to take a male and female out
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Bikes done Reply #39 - 07/04/11 at 10:57:59 Definitely going to win the orangutan award... ...
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ncron1103 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 52 Georgetown,ky Gender:	Re: Bikes done Reply #40 - 07/04/11 at 11:31:59 lol just one more stupid question (little sleep drank beer last night till got tired of working on it) do you really think the timing chain stretched? its only got a little under 20k miles on it
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Reply #41 - 07/04/11 at 12:36:18

ncron1103 wrote on 07/04/11 at 11:31:59:

lol just one more stupid question (little sleep drank beer last night till got tired of working on it) do you really think the timing chain stretched? its only got a little under 20k miles on it

The evidence is clear, the chain is either stretched or guides are worn.
You can measure the chain, and visually inspect the guides.
from experience, yes it is, and yes they are.
replacing the chain will get you halfway back by itself.
replacing the guides will get you a quarter back.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Bikes done Reply #42 - 07/05/11 at 17:47:40 & a Verslavy will get ya All the Way back on the road
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ncron1103 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 52 Georgetown,ky Gender:	Re: Bikes done Reply #43 - 07/07/11 at 21:52:11 I think the chain is stretched just a little. so in we go..... newest edition to the family.....Jaxson David
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Bikes done Reply #44 - 07/07/11 at 22:04:55 I know that look anywhere... translation... hey pops, the gear goes on before the nut!
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