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Bigkuri
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 06:47 pm: | 
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Actually, my mount still looks, and "is" good, however if you look at the thing up close you will see a small split in the rubber flange above the bolt head.
Who knows how long it will last before said split becomes a failure though.... |
Paul56
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 09:47 pm: |
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Mine failed ~30k. Replacing it made a huge difference in smoothness. It wasn't an abrupt failure like yours, apparently. I also find that there are fewer vibes in the pegs if the primary chain is on the loose end of just right. |
Sekalilgai
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 12:13 am: |
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Rat..kinda like this? (is that split 'normal'?)
(Message edited by sekalilgai on April 30, 2008)
(Message edited by sekalilgai on April 30, 2008) |
Bad_karma
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 06:19 am: |
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My mounts have become part of my pre-ride inspections.
Joe |
Longdog_cymru
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 07:11 am: |
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Sekaligai, I think that is normal from the pics and new mounts I have seen. |
Sekalilgai
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 11:46 am: |
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gracias |
Longdog_cymru
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 12:00 pm: |
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Here is a picture of a brand new front motor mount. You can see waht appears to be a split, but it's not. When the mount fails, it appears to be the bond between the steel and rubber that fails and allows the bush to slide down.
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Towjam
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 12:27 pm: |
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As my wife (who has zero interest in bikes) so delicately put it when she was looking over my should at this picture, "That thing has a harelip."
Yep, after 17 years of marriage, my politically incorrect sense of humor has finally rubbed off on her.
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