CB400f Shock Disassembly
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Nut is separate from the eye, the eye slips onto the frame over a threaded post. Basically just a nut and washer to keep the shocks in place.
o1marc
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His reply made me sound like a fucking idiot. The nut holding the shock on the shaft is not a jam nut but a crown nut. It's obvious that the spring has been removed and the nut he was referring to was already removed. I was not being an asshole in my reply, only trying to clarify. No one else thought I meant the crown nut. I appreciate the fact he was trying to help , but it was no help at all.VonYinzer said:
I loosened the jam nut till it tightened on the shaft. I removed the rubber bushing from the hole and while holding the jam nut with a wrench used a piece of pipe in the eye hole and popped it loose, no heat required (amazingly enough).
mydlyfkryzis
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You shouldn't be knocking him. Getting 3x the stock HP out of a Harley Engine is an accomplishment.
Plus, with loud pipes, they seem so much faster too...
Plus, with loud pipes, they seem so much faster too...
o1marc
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I don't know how this thread got so out of hand and into a pissing match. I apologize for not making my first post clearer on which "jam" nut I was referring to and appreciate the first members reply to try and help. The shock assembly has been disassembled and there is no longer an issue. I apologize for my negative attitude. I had other issues on my mind this weekend with the loss of a 2 family pets.
mydlyfkryzis
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Was looking at your build on the other site you use...I was wondering how you got so much power from a Harley Engine. Figured it out. You stayed away from Harley parts except the bottom end.
Nice work....Not knocking the build. But when you replace everything with aftermarket good stuff, is it really a Harley anymore....Maybe "Harley Based" .
That will be a very quick bike. Almost Ducati Like...low weight V-twin..
2x the Horsepower (a 1200 CC Sportster barely make 50HP at the rear wheels) and 1/3 the weight. That a typical hot rod formula for success.
You are right though, that is the bike Harley could of made, and it would of been competitive with many of the Japanese bikes. It was a shame that an 883 Sportster has trouble keeping up with a CB360. Had Harley taken the route you are going, they would of been a bike I consider.
The problem is, for the casual biker, the cost of making a Harley competitive is pretty extreme. The value in Harley is the heritage, not the performance. If you aren't into the Harley History, then Harley has little to offer. Resale value is a joke. Unless it appreciates in value, which they do not, then there is no positive outcome. When you count the labor hours and cost of parts to build your bike, you will never get the real value back. That is true for most of these builds. That isn't a knock on you, it's true for all these bikes we build. The value of labor and parts is never recovered unless you are restoring a vintage, historic bike. then maybe....Custom builds are poor investments, money wise. Self satisfaction, or as a rolling demonstration of a shops ability, then there is value, but investment?? rarely if ever.
Nice work....Not knocking the build. But when you replace everything with aftermarket good stuff, is it really a Harley anymore....Maybe "Harley Based" .
That will be a very quick bike. Almost Ducati Like...low weight V-twin..
2x the Horsepower (a 1200 CC Sportster barely make 50HP at the rear wheels) and 1/3 the weight. That a typical hot rod formula for success.
You are right though, that is the bike Harley could of made, and it would of been competitive with many of the Japanese bikes. It was a shame that an 883 Sportster has trouble keeping up with a CB360. Had Harley taken the route you are going, they would of been a bike I consider.
The problem is, for the casual biker, the cost of making a Harley competitive is pretty extreme. The value in Harley is the heritage, not the performance. If you aren't into the Harley History, then Harley has little to offer. Resale value is a joke. Unless it appreciates in value, which they do not, then there is no positive outcome. When you count the labor hours and cost of parts to build your bike, you will never get the real value back. That is true for most of these builds. That isn't a knock on you, it's true for all these bikes we build. The value of labor and parts is never recovered unless you are restoring a vintage, historic bike. then maybe....Custom builds are poor investments, money wise. Self satisfaction, or as a rolling demonstration of a shops ability, then there is value, but investment?? rarely if ever.