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Post by texomaev on Apr 16, 2013 21:17:59 GMT -6
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Post by texomaev on Apr 15, 2013 21:28:02 GMT -6
OK, You guys have me scared to death right now, with this bushing issue. So far my shudder seems to be at 25 to 30 mph, and only starts if I maintain that speed for a given time. If I pass right thru that band during acceleration and don't go back I'm fine. Gonna have to break out my video camera snake, and try to snap some photos of my bushings someday soon. Here's my trike & experiments: www.flickr.com/photos/mbarkley/sets/72157632501957931/This Is how mine started. My rear tire was wearing out of round and eventually caused my front to get out of alignment. I thought I had bushing issues but it was actually just the front wheels being out of alignment. I have to keep mine with just a slight "tow-out" to keep the trike roadworthy. My trike's front tires were out of round from the beginning, and took a lot of weight to even get to balance. I replaced them with some better tires, and they balanced out much better. Now I don't have any bounce in the front end, and the add-on steering dampers help a lot with flutter, especially at highway speeds. I bought steering dampers that really are to long for optimum mounting position for maximum dampening, but at least it's better than not having them. The aftermarket air shocks make it easier to keep upright while driving down the roadway, especially with cross wind gusts. I have enough weight (unfortunately) on me to still easily lean the trike into turns when needed. I will have to ask a friend to video the rear wheel of the trike someday while driving it, to see if there is anything odd going on down there. I don't feel anything unusual in the back wheel, at least. But I am looking forward to checking out those rubber bushings in the near future.
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Post by texomaev on Apr 14, 2013 21:48:20 GMT -6
Being an Amsoil Dealer, I changed out all the fluids in my Trike. I plan on using it this spring/summer as a show-n-tell demo of the products. If it can keep this poor China built trike running, why aren't you using it..... lol is going to be my sales pitch to prospective buyers. Anyhow I put some of this in the coolant from the get go, and so far, knock on wood, it seems to be running fine. Anxious to hear of your resolve on the overheating problem: www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/other-products/antifreeze/dominator-coolant-boost/
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Post by texomaev on Apr 14, 2013 21:25:24 GMT -6
OK, You guys have me scared to death right now, with this bushing issue. So far my shudder seems to be at 25 to 30 mph, and only starts if I maintain that speed for a given time. If I pass right thru that band during acceleration and don't go back I'm fine. Gonna have to break out my video camera snake, and try to snap some photos of my bushings someday soon. Here's my trike & experiments: www.flickr.com/photos/mbarkley/sets/72157632501957931/
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