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Lower Timing Chain Blew-up!!!!!!!
05 rocket rebuild That Rocket had @12,000 miles is all. I will say that driving 50/550 from Grand Jct, Colorado headed South (where they do not believe in guard rails) and then 64 East to Taos and Raton, NM really put the strain on it - 2 days with a lot of low speed hairpins (it was October -...- Words: 83
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- Post #190
- Forum: Common Issues
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Lower Timing Chain Blew-up!!!!!!!
05 Rocket rebuild My 05 Rocket barfed in the middle (well it became the end!) of a long road trip. All speculation aside - after the local shop tear down the word was: the wood-ruff key on the crank sheared allowing the crank and cams to spin out of sync. That bent all 12 valves @ $100.00...- Words: 150
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- Post #186
- Forum: Common Issues
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Corbin on Roadster, anyone?
after market saddle After 5,000 miles of torture I put a Russell Day-long saddle (solo) on my 2005 Rocket. Now, when I get off and walk across the parking lot, it never occurs to me that I just got off a motorcycle. I put 1,300 miles on it in three days last month (before it died in the middle...- Words: 71
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- Post #21
- Forum: Rocket III Roadster
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Lower Timing Chain Blew-up!!!!!!!
shaft bearing My 2005 Rocket just stranded me in the middle of nowhere (La Junta, CO). Dealer says shaft bearing (one side sealed the other open for lube) was installed backwards at the factory. @10,000 miles later it dried out and exploded. almost 2 grand in the hole with the rescue and...- Words: 120
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- Post #183
- Forum: Common Issues
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frankly speaking
@ 10,000 feet up in Colorado in Octobrrrrrr.- phrank
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