do i need a grade 8 bolt?

[3leggeddog]

by rebound bumpers you mena the bump stop on the bottom of the shock?if so,then yes it is in there.the bike handles very well,and i never notice like a hard bottoming.it actually feels really good.i know it bottoms every now and then.if i come up short on the table top,it bottoms,if i come up short on the up hill,it bottms.thats all to be expected.i just don't understand why the bolts are bending.i guess i'll buy another stocker,and try it

[TimSr]

Go with the harder bolt or deal with bent ones. At least they arent breaking. You are simply pushing it to its limits, and there is no major malfunction going on. The shock is like new, and everything is working as it shoould. You are just going too high in the air before landing for your current bolt to handle.

The reason they told you it should bottom a few times each lap is not highly technical. Some butthead somewhere decided that the stiffer the shock, the better. I think it was the same guy who decided that every time you change your grips, or add a sticker you need to jet richer. This guy browses forums and spreads these rumours continuously!

Seriously, supsension should be setup up as light as possible for the best ride, without bottoming out all the time. If you bottom all the time, you are too light. If you NEVER bottom, you are too stiff. The concept behind longer travel is you can get away with running it lighter without bottoming out more. If you botton periodically, but not excessively, you are just right.

[3WW Star-Yamahondaman]

thanks ronnie!!

you guys know i can't take it easy,ride hard,or go home!!!

i'll tell you what ..............
i'm gonna Make a 17-4 or a Nitronic-60 or a Inconell Bolt Just for you ......
if and when i get to it .................... you will NOT Bend it !!!!
and......................... GIT IT RAG !!!!!!!!! OTC !!!!!!!!

[3leggeddog]

right on ronnie.your the man.i also need to order some of them ther nice fork caps.when i get to blinging this winter i'll give ya shout.


tim,thats exactly what they told me.bottoming every once in awhile is ok.you don't want it too stiff.as far as pushing the limits,i think i've come to grips with the fact my trike can't handle.i broke,well cracked something else this summer too.i started another thread about that.

[deathman53]

I keep bending the same bolt, 4 stock ones, 3 stainless steel. I just replace it every 4 months. Now I am breaking the frame, first a break right near the head stay, now above the swinger gusset on the left side. I am gonna have the frame fixed and do the same to the other side, maybe then it won't break so easy. Next time the frame gets swtiched to another and the old frame gets fixed and sits in my storage till i might need it.