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No it's Not! I'd LOVE to hit Wytheville again. This time I'll actually get to ride!!! Between my spider bite and the ripped hamstring on my left thigh when my loaded to the gills bike decided to take a nap, it was like being in a brothal with $1,000 in my pocket While having a stainless steel...

The man with waaaay too much time on his hands... :yes:

Yep +1

Ding Ding Ding Ding!!!! CrabbyJack, YOU WIN!!!! Best first car story so far!!! Rotflmao!!! :laugh:

Fred, that's normal for a failure like that one. It's relatively thick. Metal having a grain structure will not snap like a piece of glass. It's more like tearing apart like a piece of wood. :)

One flange will now have All the shear and tension on it probably making it crack faster and then not have the second flange as a failsafe. Not a good idea. :no:

Don't know for sure but if I were a betting man, I'd bet $1 that they are universal.

Ignacio, That's a classic picture of what happens. First, the fracture starts at the radius. Then moisture gets into the crack. Moisture in and of itself is not a problem because when it rains and the area is nice and clean you can ride in rain and get moisture in the crack but it'll be dry in...

Totally agree!!!^^^

Can't do that, Ionbeam. My machine and I would have to be registered in the state being that it puts out radiation but, I have all sorts of equipment that can detect even the tiniest crack in seconds. We'd have to remove the suspect clevis though. :yes:

I agree, Tom. The picture of RaYzerman's Race Tech Clevis in post # 70 looks solid as a rock with the way they designed theirs. Their transition radius will handle the loads with no problem at all.

I wanted my first car to be a motorcycle. (In The Bronx!) What could possibly go wrong, right? My parents said, HELL NO!!!! Well... about a year later I was a newly minted FAA certified aircraft mechanic. I started shoveling all my money into an account for the bike. My parents were pooping...

Ask Tom, Andy. He rode with a cracked one for 150 miles on a leaf peeping loop. :)

Great pictures! :yes:

Get an ilco key from any locksmith. They are stronger and will not bend easily.

Yep! What he said... ^^^^

The radius between the last thread just before it becomes the top of the Clevis is the culprit. That's the weakest point. If it's going to crack, that's where it'll happen on either side. That spot is under both shear and tension.

I'll be there by 10. See y'all there. I might want to leave my wallet behind. Last year was Expensive! :o

It was definitely a rough time, Steve. This is the time that all the ******** who neglected all their mandatory inspections for years call me with their hair on fire and want to get everything caught up so they can fly away, Right Now! This is the life I chose so, I'm used to it. I still love my...

It'll be the next RTE being that you're not making the AIMExpo.