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Posted by rob f
 - January 18, 2018, 08:31:59 AM

I do know how it got there. Took me a little while to figure it out as the culprit had been removed by the previous owner. Trying to decide the best way to repair. Welding is out, as welding on a hollow tube just creates stress and multiple opportunities for more cracks to emanate. Think that I will "JB" weld the heck outta it and then touch up with paint. Structurally I feel that it is ok.

Here is a hint: Follow the arc of the swingarm. It will lead you to the spot
R

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - January 18, 2018, 00:20:17 AM

   Ok so you know how it got there? ok let me look at the pictures again.....

Posted by rob f
 - January 17, 2018, 18:05:06 PM

Mine is not at 7 ( yours is, in your pics) Not sure what mine is set at. Can't quite make it out.
Scratch in the frame? Sort of. Its 1/8" deep. 1/2" wide and 1" long. More of a gouge. Not quite through the swing arm but damn close.
If you can guess at how it got there you win a free half sack of Big Rock beer. ( flight and accommodations not included)
R

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - January 17, 2018, 17:13:44 PM

   I spend one winter working on the bike and for shits and giggles I used nothing but the tool kit that came with the bike. This led me to making a set of wrenches , ok not making but modifying a set of wrenches to do chain adjustments on the road. I also made a set of sockets, 1/4" drive to do anything I need on a trip. I can not remember what socket is required to adjust that bolt on the shock. But a socket and a long extension and a good heavy ratchet and you can adjust the shock.......

Rob I am going to say if your shock is set to 7 it is time to replace it. At 230lbs and I was bottoming it out on some large bumps....so one has to understand that shock is 18 years old now. So it is going to be to my benefit to swap it out for a new one. FortNine has a progressive shock for $599.00 and free shipping, and those are really good shocks I have one on Red now and it rides really smooth.

Are we looking at that scrape on the frame? If so really interesting question .....time to ponder on this....

Posted by rob f
 - January 17, 2018, 10:13:40 AM

Ok seeing that we are on a guess what happened to the 800 post........... here are some pics of what i found. Tell me what happened.

Posted by Tfrank59
 - January 17, 2018, 09:04:03 AM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on January 17, 2018, 00:42:30 AM

it is not upside down it is 180* the wrong way. There is no way to get to the nut to adjust the settings.........

Okay and that's because you have to access it from the left side of the bike?  I adjusted it last year and vaguely recall it was from the left side and it was kind of a pain even at that.

Posted by rob f
 - January 17, 2018, 09:00:36 AM

I spotted right off the bat because just yesterday I lifted up that flap to see where that adjusting bolt was. looks like it may not be that accessible from the correct position either. I see that yours is set at 7. How does it ride at that setting?

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - January 17, 2018, 00:42:30 AM

  it is not upside down it is 180* the wrong way. There is no way to get to the nut to adjust the settings.........

Posted by Tfrank59
 - January 17, 2018, 00:08:15 AM

So it's upside down right? Why would that be a problem unless you can't get access to adjust it?

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - January 16, 2018, 21:41:22 PM

  LOL yes Troll you got it and OR attention to detail....not sure how or why it happened....but yes when I put the new shock in it will be the correct way........lol.......

Posted by OR Seedman
 - January 16, 2018, 19:16:46 PM

someone really didn't pay attention when they put the shock back in after removing it for some reason...... :o

Posted by Troll
 - January 16, 2018, 18:29:43 PM

You rebuilt the whole linkage on the red one, so putting the monoshock back in going the correct way should be a piece of cake...

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - January 16, 2018, 17:53:25 PM

      Well the other morning it was about 0430 and I was still awake and tinkering on Pearl. I had removed the plastic mud flap that is between the rear wheel and the shock. I then noticed something that had me scratching my head and trying to fathom what I was seeing. So I went off to bed and got ap a few hours later and went and looked again....and yup there it was just like a slap on the forehead.
Can anyone else see the issue I found ..........

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