To be fair, my bracket was a re purposed reflector tab, but very heavily fortified for use.............
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| Author: | ringoH1 [ Sat May 12, 2012 2:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WARNING please read...... |
Thanks, Moo. |
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| Author: | kawabjorn [ Sun May 13, 2012 12:49 pm ] |
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Thanks for the warning. I think I will write a small text regarding this in the Swedish Club magazine. Bjorn |
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| Author: | Looney Cylinders [ Sun May 13, 2012 1:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WARNING please read...... |
When Kaw installed the hydraulic damper on the H1B they added an additional bracket to the area. It is bolted between the original damper mount and the front frame gusset (where the horn mounts). Could this mod be added to an H2? And this is what it looks like: http://www.ebay.com/itm/KAWASAKI-H1-500 ... 1c&vxp=mtr J Edit, link fixed (for now) |
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| Author: | Ja-Moo [ Sun May 13, 2012 1:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WARNING please read...... |
It's gone. Get creative, it is a simple fix. |
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| Author: | Jim [ Sun May 13, 2012 1:41 pm ] |
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I think LC's link got bastardized. There are several Kawasaki steering damper brackets on eBay now that look like the one he's talking about. |
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| Author: | Looney Cylinders [ Sun May 13, 2012 2:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WARNING please read...... |
Simply re welding the original bracket/welding the corners is not the permanent fix. The original Kaw cantilever design will continue to flex and fail again in time, probably at the edge of the repair weld (like sawracer's repaired/welded bracket did). To fix it properly an additional stay rod needs to be added to triangulate the damper mount. This is what Kaw did with the additional bracket installed on the H1B. As such there is essentially no flexing/fatigue occurring during normal operation. J |
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| Author: | Ja-Moo [ Sun May 13, 2012 2:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WARNING please read...... |
Looney Cylinders wrote: Simply re welding the original bracket/welding the corners is not the permanent fix. The original Kaw cantilever design will continue to flex and fail again in time, probably at the edge of the repair weld (like sawracer's repaired/welded bracket did). To fix it properly an additional stay rod needs to be added to triangulate the damper mount. This is what Kaw did with the additional bracket installed on the H1B. As such there is essentially no flexing/fatigue occurring during normal operation. J I agree an extra stay is a great idea. I caught mine cracking 9 or 10 years ago, welded it back up and weld connected the fold overs, and it's still fine. But I don't ride a lot. |
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| Author: | ZERO [ Fri May 18, 2012 11:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WARNING please read...... |
To be fair, my bracket was a re purposed reflector tab, but very heavily fortified for use.............
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| Author: | darbydog [ Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WARNING please read...... |
My bike has 2 of these are they necessary? I'd like to just remove them if possible. Thanks |
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| Author: | Ja-Moo [ Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:03 am ] |
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darbydog wrote: My bike has 2 of these are they necessary? I'd like to just remove them if possible. Thanks 2 what, brackets or dampers? |
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