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Re:Best Inexpensive Method for Lowering the Road Star 11 Months, 1 Week ago
ironman wrote: if you want better handling,lowering might not be the way to go. Things will drag sooner Mine is lowered, don't know how it was done lol but when two up, things drag even sooner. Have been looking at spring for rear, any suggestions on that note?

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Re:Best Inexpensive Method for Lowering the Road Star 11 Months, 1 Week ago

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if you want better handling,lowering might not be the way to go. Things will drag sooner

Mine is lowered, don't know how it was done lol but when two up, things drag even sooner.

Have been looking at spring for rear, any suggestions on that note?

Biggest thing we battle on the flip and grind I believe is our weight. I am bout 190lbs with my wife we run 230 2up I do fine at that but I adjusted the preload in to the max specified plus a few more turns.

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Re:Best Inexpensive Method for Lowering the Road Star 11 Months, 1 Week ago
So in anwser to your ? try adjusting the preload take a look and see what was done how it was lowered it could have that dog bone kit.

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Re:Best Inexpensive Method for Lowering the Road Star 11 Months, 1 Week ago
I meant 330

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Re:Best Inexpensive Method for Lowering the Road Star 11 Months, 1 Week ago
Rev. wrote: I meant 330 For a minute I thought yer wife was only 40 pounds.

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Re:Best Inexpensive Method for Lowering the Road Star 11 Months, 1 Week ago
Rev. wrote: I meant 330 I bet your wife liked it better the other way.

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Re:Best Inexpensive Method for Lowering the Road Star 11 Months, 1 Week ago
Rev. wrote: I meant 330 I showed my wife that post and said I was trading her in on a sleeker, non-grindng model

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Subject: i found some more cores for roadwings!!
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Martorious: We went to see the new Star Trek today. We were in Steph's Durango so she was driving. On the way home on hwy 37 south out of Martinsville which is a 4 lane divided road. Steph sees a group of three or ...

Latest reply, 5/19/2013
Martorious: That's probably what he was thinking. :evil: :woohoo:Fella almost wrecked his bike today.

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In: Bike Talk, 5/18/2013, 7 replies
Subject: Burn cable
Meitemark: I had just changed the front fork with Race tech and emulators and was going for a trip. Started the bike and some smoke came from left blinker. Stopped at once and the blue cable from left blinker down ...

Latest reply, 5/19/2013
jd750ace: Right, headlamp fuse IS 15 amp, but the signaling system fuse is 10 amp. Hope you get all fixed up and ...Burn cable

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jd750ace

In: Miscellaneous, 5/15/2013, 12 replies
Subject: hi from New Zealand
Aussie John: we have been here now for 10 days in the south island and loveing every minute,we will travel to the home of the fastest indian next tuesday approximatly 6 hours south of Christchurch and very cold at ...

Latest reply, 5/19/2013
68jmpr: Enjoy, Would love to visit there someday myself. Pix, might convince us you're not sitting on the couch, ...hi from New Zealand

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68jmpr

In: Jetting, 5/16/2013, 11 replies
Subject: Carb DIAPHRAM...
Vette468: Ive checked for Air leaks and i dont have one can Anybody explain how the Diaphram moves when you Twist the Throttle... Im wondeein if mines ok i cleaned it once and it seemed to Move better "before ...

Latest reply, 5/19/2013
SKWEARpeg: I was just thinking, that you would get more comments directed at your particular problems, and ...Carb DIAPHRAM...

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