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    has anyone took off there shocks off their bike a welded in sold round bar to make bike more like a rigid

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    It's a great way to destroy your swingarm pivot bearings and make the bike completely unsafe to ride while only costing you the handling a real bike has.

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      #3
      I just don't understand why anyone would like to do that. Is it 'cool'?

      I rode an AMEN Saviour frame for 17 years. Gimme the shock absorbers!

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        #4
        Originally posted by rocksteveo View Post
        has anyone took off there shocks off their bike a welded in sold round bar to make bike more like a rigid
        Answer to your question: Yes.

        Some are into that kind of thing, most of us just don't understand why.

        Too many of these old bikes have marshmallows for suspension and we are looking for something that actually works, not something that makes it a torture rack.

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          #5
          At least it would be easy to change back later...

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            #6
            Originally posted by Souske View Post
            At least it would be easy to change back later...
            Yeah all you would have to do is unbolt the struts, remove the rear wheel, remove the swingarm, press out the bearings, insert new bearings, and put the rest all back together.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Steve View Post
              Answer to your question: Yes.

              Some are into that kind of thing, most of us just don't understand why.

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                #8
                Struts are only useful on a dragbike. On the street, I'd prefer to keep the crabmeat in place between my spinal discs.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by rocksteveo View Post
                  has anyone took off there shocks off their bike a welded in sold round bar to make bike more like a rigid
                  This sounds like a topic for a Harley forum.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
                    Some folks just like having their ass pounded, hard and long.
                    That will happen! bwahahaha!

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