Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Emgo Classic Shocks Review

2015-08-16 Thread Kurt Nolte
Having had that particular tread pattern on a Nighthawk, it sucks for wander. I won't put those Dunlops on another bike I own ever again. Kurt On Aug 16, 2015 11:27 AM, "Alexander Press" wrote: > I've been reading a bit about tram lining and that's what it feels like. > Almost like going ove

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Emgo Classic Shocks Review

2015-08-16 Thread Kurt Nolte
Oh, whoops. I thought you had a 90s 750 for some reason. My mistake! Kurt On Aug 16, 2015 4:49 PM, "Alexander Press" wrote: > Shaft drive. As far as I know all my spacers are there. There's no wobble > or play or movement unless I'm going 80+. > > -- > You received this message because you are s

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Emgo Classic Shocks Review

2015-08-16 Thread Alexander Press
Shaft drive. As far as I know all my spacers are there. There's no wobble or play or movement unless I'm going 80+. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from i

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Emgo Classic Shocks Review

2015-08-16 Thread Allen Thomas
Some tires are worse with that so maybe the kind you have are on the bad side of the range. Does it happen on smooth roads? Allen Thomas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop rec

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Emgo Classic Shocks Review

2015-08-16 Thread Kurt Nolte
You should have three spacers in the rear. One between the brake drum and the swingarm, one between bearings, and one between the sprocket carrier bearing and the swingarm. On the front slack is taken up on the brake side by the speedometer gear housing, and on the curbside by a spacer, with one m

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Emgo Classic Shocks Review

2015-08-16 Thread Alexander Press
I've been reading a bit about tram lining and that's what it feels like. Almost like going over a grated bridge or a road that's been torn up, where he tires follow the grooves in the road. My rear wheel was off last week while I was bricking about frame straightness and nothing seemed off when

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Emgo Classic Shocks Review

2015-08-16 Thread Alexander Press
I had the rear wheel off just a few days ago, checked the bearings and they spun right, no notchiness. I changed the fronts when I put new rubber on a month or two ago. Didn't end up with and extra pieces of install. I was reading about tram lining and that's kinda what it feels like. On my fron

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Emgo Classic Shocks Review

2015-08-16 Thread Allen Thomas
I've bought plenty of Emgo stuff and some of it like turn signals or oem style mirrors look as quality as the stock parts. It sounds to me your old shock were not dampening hence the bouncing. Seriously, investigate those wheel bearings. A bike should never wander, do you have both wheel spacers? M

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Emgo Classic Shocks Review

2015-08-16 Thread Kurt Nolte
Nice review. You mentioned a wandering problem. Usually those are caused by odd wear in one or more tires, or by a wheel bearing that's on its way out. I just did the front bearings on my '93 750, one of them was absolutely -gone-, maybe six or seven balls left and no cage in sight. That bike wan

[Nighthawk Lovers] Emgo Classic Shocks Review

2015-08-15 Thread Alexander Press
As you may know, two weeks ago I left my side stand down and as a result tipped the old girl over. My shocks blew and so I purchased a new (to me; OEM, 8k miles) set of shocks to remedy the sticking rear end. Well, the eBay shocks were terrible and the sticking was even worse. Defeated and think