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Old May 8th, 2022, 06:29 AM   #28
Bob KellyIII
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Name: Robert
Location: Weed, California.
Join Date: Jul 2021

Motorcycle(s): 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, 2021 CSC TT250, 1977 Triumph Bonneville 750cc,2001 Honda XR650L.

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Just a F.Y.I thing here.... when I jacked up the bike in the shop (concrete floor)
with a modified scissors jack, I got the rear tire off the ground by about 1/2"
but the swing arm should have pivoted down as it was it was holding the spring tight to the top pre-load adjusting nuts..... it didn't even move...
I thought that strange so I moved to the back of the bike and put the toe of my foot on the rear adjuster bracket for the rear wheel and pushed , nothing happened I then Pushed real hard and pulled up on the saddle bags to give me more force .... nothing no movement at all and it should have at least moved to the ground but it didn't ....
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I just came back inside ( 30 degrees out there) And I had the Kid bounce on the seat again..... with the bolts loose under the bike on the linkage no movement at all...... I did not have the rear swingarm retaining bolt loose however.... now I am thinking I need to do that too.....
.... it's like it can't flex because everything is too stiff.....and the spring is too strong.....
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Bob.......
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