MaxGlide
Member
Well I disobeyed a warning clearly posted on this forum and paid for it today.
I had just gotten my rear rack, chain guard and Columbia Springer fork back from paint and was trying to get it all together for a friends car show that I said I would bring it to.
Well when it came time to put the front forks on the front fender stay was too long for the spot it was supposes to go to so i took it off.
Now I had read the post about making sure your fender screws were in good so that if did not come out and then roll forward, jamming the wheel and sending you doing the superman over the handlebars.
So I put some loctite on the screw, made sure it was tight and promised myself I would pay attention and get a fender stay put on asap.
Made it to the show, the bike was a hit but forgot my back pack with tools at home. (I was going to take the wheel off at the show and make sure the screw was tight)
Started heading home and there was this loooooong hill going down with a brief hollow then a loooooong climb back up. The pavement was smooth, the sun shining and I opened her up. Engine roaring, wind in my ears.... prolly 40 mph. Then I thought maybe I shouldn't be going so fast..... looked at the fender that was sort of rattling away so I watched it more and started to climb the hill and to slow down.... lucky for me. Then the fender really started rattling and I knew what was going on. Hit the brakes, springer flexed and wheel caught, slamming forward and into groung... instant wheel stop.... and WHAM!! Me kissing assphalt!.
Well veeeeeery lucky for me i was going quite slow by then...... MAYBE 10 mph. If it had happened 15 seconds earlier when I was doing 40.... I shudder to think about it. As it turns out.... a few scrapes and bruises... few bent parts, but veeeeery lucky indeed!
Had to call the wife to come and get me with the van.......
So have a look at the results.
I had just gotten my rear rack, chain guard and Columbia Springer fork back from paint and was trying to get it all together for a friends car show that I said I would bring it to.
Well when it came time to put the front forks on the front fender stay was too long for the spot it was supposes to go to so i took it off.
Now I had read the post about making sure your fender screws were in good so that if did not come out and then roll forward, jamming the wheel and sending you doing the superman over the handlebars.
So I put some loctite on the screw, made sure it was tight and promised myself I would pay attention and get a fender stay put on asap.
Made it to the show, the bike was a hit but forgot my back pack with tools at home. (I was going to take the wheel off at the show and make sure the screw was tight)
Started heading home and there was this loooooong hill going down with a brief hollow then a loooooong climb back up. The pavement was smooth, the sun shining and I opened her up. Engine roaring, wind in my ears.... prolly 40 mph. Then I thought maybe I shouldn't be going so fast..... looked at the fender that was sort of rattling away so I watched it more and started to climb the hill and to slow down.... lucky for me. Then the fender really started rattling and I knew what was going on. Hit the brakes, springer flexed and wheel caught, slamming forward and into groung... instant wheel stop.... and WHAM!! Me kissing assphalt!.
Well veeeeeery lucky for me i was going quite slow by then...... MAYBE 10 mph. If it had happened 15 seconds earlier when I was doing 40.... I shudder to think about it. As it turns out.... a few scrapes and bruises... few bent parts, but veeeeery lucky indeed!
Had to call the wife to come and get me with the van.......
So have a look at the results.