skiandbrew
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SO......
Riding in january this yr and bang bang, here comes a monster knock... shut her down immediately tore apart the top end praying an easy fix... YAAA we all know that aint happening... the racer bearings on the engine main shaft decided to descinegrate... Here goes the engine to the machine shop to be rebuilt... $2500 and 3 weeks estimated, turns into $3900 and 3 months.. wooo hoooo!!!
Mind you that was me pulling the motor, and reinstalling myself... well 3 months later i start the reinstall, that goes glowingly and I get it back the shop Within 2 days... As ive been slowly watching the weather here in Denver get nicer and nicer im slowly dying inside, lol.... Well the bike was returned to the shop, to do a final inspection and carb install and supposed first fire up... I get the dreaded call a week later saying... UMMMMM your trannies fawked, and thats prolly what blew your engine. :argue:
I pick up the bike, pull the tranny, have it inspected by another shop who says the trannies fine... I take it back to the first shop seeing as how hes the one to warranty the original engine.. Once the s.o.b decides to get started, lol... he talks me into a tranny rebuild... charges me more than Andrew would, I know im an idiot.. blah blah blah, lol...
So now the engine is rebuilt, a new ignition and coil are installed, the trannies rebuilt and I figure im glutton for punishment so while at it i might as well get 2 new tires.....
This leads me to my question after my ranting diatribe... I have an 03 LSD chopper, S&S 107, jims case, jims shifter fork, baker gears tranny, and a SUPPOSEDLY 250/40/18 rear..... WELLLLLLLLLL the one i pulled off was an avon, I wanted to try a different company, so i went with the Dunlop Elite 3 250/40/18... i got that all installed today, or so i thought... the damn thing apparently is bigger than the Avon.... so now the tire is hitting my belt AND my swing arm...
ANYONE ever ran into this?? :bang: what size tire is supposed to be on the bike? :bang: Is it just bc im an idiot and dont have the tire adjusted properly, or are different tires really be off by that signifigant an amount? :bang: are the clearances really that tight between tire/belt/swingarm?? :bang::bang::angry::bang::bang::angry::angry::bang:
thx for listening to a new riders wonderful first few months to a glorious riding season, lol :up::up::up::up:
Riding in january this yr and bang bang, here comes a monster knock... shut her down immediately tore apart the top end praying an easy fix... YAAA we all know that aint happening... the racer bearings on the engine main shaft decided to descinegrate... Here goes the engine to the machine shop to be rebuilt... $2500 and 3 weeks estimated, turns into $3900 and 3 months.. wooo hoooo!!!
Mind you that was me pulling the motor, and reinstalling myself... well 3 months later i start the reinstall, that goes glowingly and I get it back the shop Within 2 days... As ive been slowly watching the weather here in Denver get nicer and nicer im slowly dying inside, lol.... Well the bike was returned to the shop, to do a final inspection and carb install and supposed first fire up... I get the dreaded call a week later saying... UMMMMM your trannies fawked, and thats prolly what blew your engine. :argue:I pick up the bike, pull the tranny, have it inspected by another shop who says the trannies fine... I take it back to the first shop seeing as how hes the one to warranty the original engine.. Once the s.o.b decides to get started, lol... he talks me into a tranny rebuild
... charges me more than Andrew would, I know im an idiot.. blah blah blah, lol...So now the engine is rebuilt, a new ignition and coil are installed, the trannies rebuilt and I figure im glutton for punishment so while at it i might as well get 2 new tires.....
This leads me to my question after my ranting diatribe... I have an 03 LSD chopper, S&S 107, jims case, jims shifter fork, baker gears tranny, and a SUPPOSEDLY 250/40/18 rear..... WELLLLLLLLLL the one i pulled off was an avon, I wanted to try a different company, so i went with the Dunlop Elite 3 250/40/18... i got that all installed today, or so i thought... the damn thing apparently is bigger than the Avon.... so now the tire is hitting my belt AND my swing arm...
ANYONE ever ran into this?? :bang: what size tire is supposed to be on the bike? :bang: Is it just bc im an idiot and dont have the tire adjusted properly, or are different tires really be off by that signifigant an amount? :bang: are the clearances really that tight between tire/belt/swingarm?? :bang::bang::angry::bang::bang::angry::angry::bang:
thx for listening to a new riders wonderful first few months to a glorious riding season, lol :up::up::up::up:
