I'm not sure which blocks they are as they were on the bike when I bought it. Here is a picture of the good shock below. What broke was were the bottom of the shock bolts into the block on the back side of the swing arm. Going with a completely different type of block this time. They will be made out of 1/4" thick steel plate. Think these were cast.
they look right dodgy!! is that a bit of old angle iron??i have a set of blocks off my 1200s( wot kinda tit would lower a 1200s??) if u way em
they look right dodgy!! is that a bit of old angle iron??i have a set of blocks off my 1200s( wot kinda tit would lower a 1200s??) if u way em
My "British" is a little rusty as I only spent 3 years in your great country and left in 1995. Having a little trouble translating.
I would assume from looking at them where they broke that they are some sort of cast. These blocks can be purchased off ebay. I didn't but them so I really wouldn't know.
that is what you get for taking about riding in December.. actually your lucky it didn't cause the wheel to lock up.. good luck getting back on the road.. and think about all us northerners stuck till spring..
That would be exactly why they say not to use lowering blocks. Get a set of short shocks or have Skullman shorten your stock shocks.
That is the plan, but in the mean time I have received my new set of blocks and will be back on the rode by this weekend. I don't think the new blocks will have the same problem. One they are pretty solid, two the should only be on for a few months.
Well I'm mobile again. This will only be a temp solution to getting new, shorter shocks. And yes, I did add all the necessary spacers on both sides to ensure the shocks were straight and not at an angle in a bind.
12-20-2011, 12:09 AM
j/k
