| Author | Message | ||
     S1rat |
I have a 97 S1 Lightning with the coil over shock. I am not the original owner but my dealer has told me that there is still a "shock eye recall" open on my bike and that I could bring it in. They advised that this recall replaces the mount or clevis portion only. I started asking questions because my ride seemed to be getting harder over the last 2 years. I was checking the thread on the 2 tie bolts to see if I could reduce the preload on the shock. Between the plate that rear of the tie bolts bolt through and the plate that the spring rides against there is a 1/8" - 1/4" space where I can see a black rubber piece protruding from the rear of the shock. I can not determine how the rear mount with these 2 plates stays attached to the shock and I'm concerned that this half of the shock could pull out of the main body where I see the black rubber piece and cause the suspension to fail resulting in a bloody dismount. Is this rubber portion and space normal and I just never noticed it or do I have some horrible impending failure. The dealer said "Oh yeah, that's messed up. We wouldn't do a recall on the shock anyway. You need a new one. I wouldn't even be riding that thing." I respect their opinion but I have also been told that my badly worn and rattling front disc mount was "supposed to move like that, it's called a floating disc." They later realized that the disc mount was nearly worn through and replaced it along with the recall bolts in place of the original c-clips. Any knowledge would be appreciated as well as any source for an affordable replacement or repair house. Once my kidney sells on E-bay I will try to purchase a Penske. Thanks | ||
| Tripper  |
Do the shock recall. It's free. If your dealer infers it is't dial 414-343-8400 and ask for "The Buell Person". | ||
| Al_lighton  |
What Tripper said. Also, that front rotor is just gonna do it again if you replaced the carrier and the bolts. You're better off putting a 2000 spec 9 button rotor on there to replace the 6 button rotor next time. The 6 bolt on buttons just aren't up to the task, too much float, too much bearing stress. And the newer rotors don't cost much either. Al |
