My rear fender has a noticeable crimp in it and I must have just caused it.
A friend and I decided the Bobber chain was slack and outside the specs in the owners manual...
so we tightened up the chain per the method in the owners manual.
no weight on bike (and bike not jacked off floor), top part of chain made taught by pushing bike back in gear.
after loosening axle bolts, tighten the adjusting the bolts so chain was a bit tighter (we used a caliper to measure)
somehow the fender buckled (creased slightly). I can be seen in the photo.
I'm thinking it didn't happen until I sat my 260+ lbs down on the seat.
I'm also thinking it has something to do with the swingarm geometry of the rearend.
(and NO, there hasn't been any excess weight on the fender)
My Bad for sure, but might be a word of caution for others.
what do you experienced mech think?
A friend and I decided the Bobber chain was slack and outside the specs in the owners manual...
so we tightened up the chain per the method in the owners manual.
no weight on bike (and bike not jacked off floor), top part of chain made taught by pushing bike back in gear.
after loosening axle bolts, tighten the adjusting the bolts so chain was a bit tighter (we used a caliper to measure)
somehow the fender buckled (creased slightly). I can be seen in the photo.
I'm thinking it didn't happen until I sat my 260+ lbs down on the seat.
I'm also thinking it has something to do with the swingarm geometry of the rearend.
(and NO, there hasn't been any excess weight on the fender)
My Bad for sure, but might be a word of caution for others.
what do you experienced mech think?
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