Date:         Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:47:20 -0600
Reply-To:     Thomas Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Thomas Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Science of Washboarding
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
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On Sep 27, 2009, at 11:39 AM, Loren Busch wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Jake de Villiers <
> crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That what the 'suspension' is designed to do Mr Squirrel - you aren't
>> hurting anything.
>>
>
> But ask Tom Buese about The Racetrack and rear shocks....

It was all Richard & Bob's fault!

As discussed here last January or so, melted the tops of my 3 yo
Bilstein touring shocks on the 84 westy trying to follow Richard in
his syncro westy w/ all the HD syncro suspension upgrades(?).  26
miles of washboard trying the slow 5-12 mph & sometimes the 30-35 mph,
float over the washboard, literally melted the tops of the shocks,
blew the seals as Bob watched from behind.  Drove to BBB & then home
on the melted rears, replaced w/ the LESS expensive HD Bilsteins, & so
far so good, but I haven't been back on the Racetrack Road in Death
Valley again, so who knows?

All of that said, I wasn't worried about the suspension failing, only
about having to re-attach every loose nut & bolt on the westy from all
the rattling.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ