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New Vulcan shocks on the way!
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Could also try to find specs for rear suspension travel on 95 Vulcan 500, and compare with measured distance between tire and fender with shock at full extension (absent sag).
Might also be able to determine minimal clearance with spring in place by mounting only one shock, and trying to fully compress it by whatever means possible (such as letting 2 or three of OMR's girl friends all sit together on the bike).
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(such as letting 2 or three of OMR's girl friends all sit together on the the bike).
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Thanks for the great laugh!
The only wiring under the fender is for the tail light, but I think that it is protected. I will double check before I go too hog wild.
I'll look into a couple of your other recommendations. Being an optimistic thinker, I used to ride this bike at 270 lbs (plus the wife at 120) with the current shocks. I now weigh 205 (wife still 120 thank god), so maybe it will be a wash...? Newer shocks, but shorter, but less me...
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WHY FART AND WASTE IT, WHEN YOU CAN BURP AND TASTE IT?
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They don't appear to be.
My stockers, yes. They are the showa kind. You can adjust them on the top and bottom end (not sure their correct names...preload and dampening?)
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The protective (usually thin) metal channel in which the wires run underneath the fender probably won't withstand much if any abuse from a spinning tire. And may rip away, along with the wires.
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How does one add an additional bumper?
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Would depend on construction of the particular shock design, and likely be done with spring removed....How does one add an additional bumper?
The ides is to extend the bumper by any means possible so that the shock will itself bottom out before the tire contacts the fender.
Would await examination and trial fitting of the new shocks before worrying too much further about shortening their range of operation.
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