FILE UNDER " FLACID PURPLE PENIS BLUES" OR "FLUBBER MOUNTED FUCK UP"
Things get flogged out on any bike if you're using the thing on an almost daily basis, especially bits under changing load and rotation, I ain't a mechanic or engineer but I understand that concept, I would have thought that at just under 40,000 clicks in twenty months for a complete shit on behalf of the swingarm isolators was a teensy bit fucking weak . . . . I know blokes with isolastic No-Tones who have managed near on 100,000 fucking miles before they met their inevitable demise, and they were generally notorious for premature failure and set up drama, what the fuck Harley Davidson !!!!
Over the last month or so I'd noticed a little bit of harshness in the arse end department that was also manifesting itself in some more vague than usual mid corner steer 'weaving', I kinda figured it was nothing more than a adjustment of spring tension on the rear shocks now they've bedded in, that and maybe some new fork oil . . . . having read about and seen some pics of cracked cases on rubber mount sporties over the last couple of years or so I'd kinda surmised that perhaps it was related to nothing more than total operator neglect and lack of regular maintenance . . . . wrong !!!
Just seems to me a classic case of the factory fucking shit up, the way the swingarm mates to the frame, the rubber mounting, no full width pivot, the weave in sweeping corners that can never be fully ironed out . . . . up until recently, being a steadfast Trumpy owner, I'd not had too much time logged on the Bar and Shield product of any kind, but of the occasions I had the opportunity to throw a leg over mates Skirties, especially one 883 model from the early nineties set up for the 'Roaring Sporties' series, that little fucker pointed like it was on rails !!!!
Suffice to say, I now completely 'get' the respect, the reverance and the fascination among the cognescenti for the old Skirtster in its pre-rubberised format, it would appear that by making the decision to buy 'new' for the first Hoggly in my garage has not been as wise as I first thought, fuck it !!!!
Thank God the '74 shovel is totally devoid of nuovo mondo fripperies . . . . maybe if I get some solid bushes turned up for the now wallowing, graunching Purple Penis . . . . and of course, a two week wait for parts . . . . of course nobody's ever gonna need to order isolators, we'll just wait for the cases to break in half and sell them a brand new pair . . . . ha ha ha motherfucker !!!!
Things get flogged out on any bike if you're using the thing on an almost daily basis, especially bits under changing load and rotation, I ain't a mechanic or engineer but I understand that concept, I would have thought that at just under 40,000 clicks in twenty months for a complete shit on behalf of the swingarm isolators was a teensy bit fucking weak . . . . I know blokes with isolastic No-Tones who have managed near on 100,000 fucking miles before they met their inevitable demise, and they were generally notorious for premature failure and set up drama, what the fuck Harley Davidson !!!!
Over the last month or so I'd noticed a little bit of harshness in the arse end department that was also manifesting itself in some more vague than usual mid corner steer 'weaving', I kinda figured it was nothing more than a adjustment of spring tension on the rear shocks now they've bedded in, that and maybe some new fork oil . . . . having read about and seen some pics of cracked cases on rubber mount sporties over the last couple of years or so I'd kinda surmised that perhaps it was related to nothing more than total operator neglect and lack of regular maintenance . . . . wrong !!!
Just seems to me a classic case of the factory fucking shit up, the way the swingarm mates to the frame, the rubber mounting, no full width pivot, the weave in sweeping corners that can never be fully ironed out . . . . up until recently, being a steadfast Trumpy owner, I'd not had too much time logged on the Bar and Shield product of any kind, but of the occasions I had the opportunity to throw a leg over mates Skirties, especially one 883 model from the early nineties set up for the 'Roaring Sporties' series, that little fucker pointed like it was on rails !!!!
Suffice to say, I now completely 'get' the respect, the reverance and the fascination among the cognescenti for the old Skirtster in its pre-rubberised format, it would appear that by making the decision to buy 'new' for the first Hoggly in my garage has not been as wise as I first thought, fuck it !!!!
Thank God the '74 shovel is totally devoid of nuovo mondo fripperies . . . . maybe if I get some solid bushes turned up for the now wallowing, graunching Purple Penis . . . . and of course, a two week wait for parts . . . . of course nobody's ever gonna need to order isolators, we'll just wait for the cases to break in half and sell them a brand new pair . . . . ha ha ha motherfucker !!!!
My english is not enought good to understand your post. I don't understand wich part of the sportsty is fuck up but hope everything will be ok quickly. Is there a guarantee ???
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Ollie.
too much fucking weight over the back wheel...mikeey...from the hills..of brunswick...
ReplyDeleteI know where you live 'Mikeeyrat' and I know what you're trying to say . . . and this could just be the weekend for a visit from me and the 'lads', we'll talk on the morrow, too fucking funny Mikey, big love from Dave the Round Count.
DeleteThat round count stuff is tearin' me up!!! Riding style has as much to do with it as anything else. I used to service a lot of police bikes, all of which were riden very hard, and all of which had both the front engine mount and swing arm bushings worn out. Most would fail at less than 60K miles, some as early as 35K!! In my experience, when I ride em' like I can fix em', I usually have to fix em'. ;)
ReplyDeleteYeah mate, it could be the combo of riding the hell out of it and the extra mass of the Round Count that has nobbled the thing, lots of miles on 'B' roads with shit surface etc, love the analogies Wes, even though I won't be doing the fixing, leave that to my main man, I bought the bloody to ride, it ain't no show pony and it hasn't had an overly kind life. I feel better now. Cheers buddy, hope the heat over there ain't playing havoc with you and your family.
ReplyDeleteHeat's not bad. It cooled down to high 90's and only about 80% humidity, lol. Look at the bright side, you won't wear out any rubber drive train parts on your shovel.
DeleteMate, that is helter swelter weather !!! Yeah, just good old fashioned metal on metal failure, just as God ordained it should be !!!
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