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Re: [ST] chain guide needed - quick!



Bill
I have the same problem on my 99 Sprint ST.  We are going to make a longer
bracket for the seat lock, locating it a little more towards the rear of the
bike.  The actual latch wont be affected, because its connected to the lock
with a cable.  Looks like an easy job with a thin piece of metal.

Burt
& Big Red
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From: "Bil Swartz" <bil@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] chain guide needed - quick!


> Well to update, the local dealer says the part isn't showing a backorder
> status so it *should* be with them tomorrow morning.  Here's hoping it is,
> but given their proven ability to snatch failure from the jaws of success
> I'm not totally confident.  I know, that's bad karma going out so here's
> hoping things have changed...
>
> I think I mentioned why I was snooping around the rear to begin with was
> in effort to find whatever was creating small gouges in the meat of the
> tire at it's absolute outer edge.
>
> Turns out it's the back plate of the seat lock mechanism.  How there is so
> much travel as to allow that is beyond me, but with someone on the bike
> compressing as much as they can, and me sitting on the ground behind the
> bike pulling down on the rack I can almost get within a half inch of the
> tire and see that it is in fact the culprit, esp. given the rubber shred
> still tucked in between the back plate and the rest of the assy!
>
> I had cranked up the preload and rebound to some of the rec settings in
> the archives, and don't recall seeing this on the previous tire (same
> model 020) so what's changed is baffling me.  Short of whacking it with a
> mallet to bend it out a little, I don't have any real ideas for correcting
> the situation as I've removed the rear cowling and everything looks
> assembled ok to me, but no grounds for comparison.
>
> Anyone else seeing this?  Bike is a 99 with panniers so the lock was
> relocated to what I can only assume is the correct position.  Bought used
> so I don't have the doc on the install.
>
> Thanks for any thoughts and ideas,
>
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