sonny
Living Legend
How many miles did you have before this happened?
Rocket nearly killed me
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No'mo Rocket 4 me
If you ride your Rocket like any of these guys you are asking for a tank slapper! I think we are talking about more general riding, at reasonable speed. But if you are going too fast and the rear starts to slide just add more power, your rocket has plenty:
Great! It's good to know how well bellow it's limits I ride my Rocket
cusso ken
Living Legend
Put me down as another victim ,but my Touring just wore down the first half of the cog due to incomplete engagement plus it"chipped" of the edge of gear the circlip looked like it had been forced on and was disformed
a last thing Friday afternoon assembly job maybe
cusso ken
Living Legend
40000 Klms it started to make unusual noises I didn't wait for it to explode We pulled it down and my Son repaired it and inherited the bike,
Manic_Mechanic
Turbocharged
62,000 miles on the clock
sonny
Living Legend
Any warning such as Cusso Ken? Or did it just break?
Manic_Mechanic
Turbocharged
No indication whatsoever. I was just downshifting before a curve...BANG!
warp9.9
Pocałuj mnie w dupę
From what gears 5th to 4th ? Just curious so I can figure out fork movements at the time?
Manic_Mechanic
Turbocharged
Warp, I have no memory of the first instance of the original lockup due to a concussion. I wasn't even sure what the hell caused the crash until 4 weeks later when I took it out again. I'm pretty sure I was downshifting from third to second when she locked up. Look at the pics I posted in my other thread if that helps.
Manic_Mechanic
Turbocharged
Come to think of it, there is no way I was downshifting to second on THAT curve the first time around. So maybe the gear was just floating around in the box with no circlip to reign it in.
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