RE: head shake

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	ALL shocks are supposed to be "done" at 20K I've been told.

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From: owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of John Van Deren
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:20 AM
To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: head shake


Steve,

I'm getting the shakes just reading about your "adventure"!  I'm so glad to
hear you're unscathed physically...the emotional wear and tear is another
matter.  So, now my Works front shock doesn't fill me with confidence...94
RS 106k miles...hmmm!  Have any other listers had their Works shocks blow
out their oil?  Thanks for your post, Steve, and glad to hear you're okay.

John Van Deren
Montpelier, VT

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From: <Bmsdcr@xxxxxxx>
To: <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 2:14 AM
Subject: head shake


> At least I did not go down...
>
> On the way to Mid-Ohio (about 60 miles) from the track, My friend says he
> sees smoke coming from the engine and oil dripping so we pull  over and
look. My
> front Works shock had blown all its oil out, all over the telever and
motor.
> Well I decided to press on... The front end was as bouncy as a '70s
> Caddy. All was well till I hit a longwise crack in the pavement about 2"
wide
> just a few miles from the track on Rte 341. This threw the bike into a
violen
> tank slapper, beating my hands up and pulling my bike hard to the left
> accross the oncoming lane. As a last ditch effort I grabbed the bars to
get control
> just as I was hitting the opposite shoulder. It took a couple of shakes
> but I got it back into my lane. My friend stopped me a little later
pointing
> out my RH saddlebag was open. I lost acouple of items which I was able to
> retrieve, no problem, but I did have the 2 tabs in the bag that hold the
lid shut
> snap off. I haven't had to bungie a bag shut since my 83 R100RS, in fact I
> never seen an oilhead bag bungied shut, so mine is now. While retrieving
said
> items my friend asked what happened and I tell him. He says he saw the
slapper
> going on which cause dmy rear end to hop left and right and leave little
black
> marks on the pavement. Later on back at the motel room I looked at my
front
> tire which had sideways scatchs in the tread from the slapper dragging my
front
> wheel side to side. This was friday, we wandered our way back to Detroit
Sat. I
> had the front kick around a few times on the way home, which caused some
> white knuckles. I am stressed out and down right scared of my 1100 and
riding in
> general. My friend Jack Daniels is trying to calm me but I still can not
sleep.
> I regret not seeing all the people I promised to see on this weekend. I
rode
> home only because of the "getting back on the horse that threw you"
mentality.
> I think I am going take a a break...
>
> Steve Szelestey
> 94 R1100RSL-88,000miles

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