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Thanks much, good vote of confidence for Doug at Trike Traders, I'll pass it along. I think my problem is only with the rear right rotor, the hand brake rotor. Several months ago, I had it slightly engaged when I thought it was fully in the released mode, so I could smell it getting warm in a mile or so, I immediately knew the problem and fully released the hand brake, but probably not before there was some damage to the rotor metal. Oddly it took a while to get to the noticeable pulsating. I'm probably paying an extra $90 plus freight for the left rotor, but it's all good if it cures the problem. I thought a full post on this might shed some light on the problem...Again, thanks for the response.
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I just converted my beloved 2010 Honda Goldwing into a Roadsmith.. I just took my [B]first ride on a trike [/B]two days ago :clapping:[3/6/17] my question is also that I don 't have an [B]owner's manual [/B]either..
I found that I took to a trike like a fish in water (I didn't have a problem adjusting to it at all) and I've been two wheeling it for over 50 years..
I had it converted by the trike shop in Keene New Hampshire...
I do have a couple of questions, and would love to talk to someone with trike experience, it's easier to talk to a real person instead of texting....I'm totally glad I made the switch, and love the new ride..
Ronnie
Springfield, Massachusetts
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[QUOTE=Burnerboy;437555]I just converted my beloved 2010 Honda Goldwing into a Roadsmith.. I just took my [B]first ride on a trike [/B]two days ago :clapping:[3/6/17] my question is also that I don 't have an [B]owner's manual [/B]either..
I found that I took to a trike like a fish in water (I didn't have a problem adjusting to it at all) and I've been two wheeling it for over 50 years..
I had it converted by the trike shop in Keene New Hampshire...
I do have a couple of questions, and would love to talk to someone with trike experience, it's easier to talk to a real person instead of texting....I'm totally glad I made the switch, and love the new ride..
Ronnie
Springfield, Massachusetts[/QUOTE]
WoW! Am I a happy boy here, I call the 800 # to Roadsmith and spoke with a gent named Jim, he was very, very helpful and answered my questions..:clapping: I have to admit after I hung up with him I had a smile on my face....I'm totally a newbe here and his answers totally relaxed my mind...
Thank you Jim
Ronnie from Springfield Massachusetts
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[QUOTE=bikerbillone;434900]Thanks much, good vote of confidence for Doug at Trike Traders, I'll pass it along. I think my problem is only with the rear right rotor, the hand brake rotor. Several months ago, I had it slightly engaged when I thought it was fully in the released mode, so I could smell it getting warm in a mile or so, I immediately knew the problem and fully released the hand brake, but probably not before there was some damage to the rotor metal. Oddly it took a while to get to the noticeable pulsating. I'm probably paying an extra $90 plus freight for the left rotor, but it's all good if it cures the problem. I thought a full post on this might shed some light on the problem...Again, thanks for the response.[/QUOTE]
Let me know what Doug finds out. Thanks!
Jim
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[QUOTE=Burnerboy;437908]WoW! Am I a happy boy here, I call the 800 # to Roadsmith and spoke with a gent named Jim, he was very, very helpful and answered my questions..:clapping: I have to admit after I hung up with him I had a smile on my face....I'm totally a newbe here and his answers totally relaxed my mind...
Thank you Jim
Ronnie from Springfield Massachusetts[/QUOTE]
You're welcome Ronnie! Thanks for the nice comments and thanks for being our customer. All of us at Roadsmith appreciates you!
Jim
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[SIZE=3]Will do Jim, picking up it up this morning, I'll quiz him. I know this is gonna be financially painful, so if I'm doing something wrong, I want to know it and correct. I'm not hard on braking, so I'm not sure where I can improve. As I mentioned in a previous post, it's possible I left the manual hand brake engaged just a bit, could have heated the right rear rotor so there was some molecular change in the rotor metal cause heat transfer to the rotor causing a pulsating warp. just my opinion which ain't worth squat. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3]Jim, as promised, just got home and talking w/Doug, he could not specifically pin point the cause, and he's been in the business a very long time. He's seen many out of round rotors on cars and some on trikes, with no apparent cause, the fix is to replace. According to Doug, attempts to turn the rotor may be a losing proposition, if the rotor/rotors get warm again, then it may do the same thing.
He could not positively identify the out of round rotor, so both were replaced. He has the rotors, so if you'd like to have them, then he could do that. He has no idea that you could identify if the rotor/rotors were defective in manufacture, or whatever the cause, considering the cost of return, that might be a negative, but he has them if you want them.
He's convinced it was not a dragging brake, or some mechanical thing. He's not willing to ship them back at his cost which make sense. I touched checked the rotors after the ride home, they were warm and not hot to the touch, the pulsating problem is gone, nice smooth ride now. The OEM replaced rotors had 31,777 miles on them.
What I might do is disconnect the manual brake so there's no issue there, if there ever was one. One last thing, this fix cost me a whopping $420.94, so I'm taking every precaution I can so this does not happen again. [/SIZE]
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[QUOTE=Burnerboy;437908]WoW! Am I a happy boy here, I call the 800 # to Roadsmith and spoke with a gent named Jim, he was very, very helpful and answered my questions..:clapping: I have to admit after I hung up with him I had a smile on my face....I'm totally a newbe here and his answers totally relaxed my mind...
Thank you Jim
Ronnie from Springfield Massachusetts[/QUOTE]
Ronnie,
That gent named Jim is the owner of Roadsmith, or actually one of the two, the other one being Doug. Jim is the guy answering all the questions here and knows his stuff and is a pleasure to talk to. I talked to Jim yesterday myself and was smiling too. Attaboy Jim!
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3M (?) Fender Protectors
RS, I had the clear fender protectors put on when I got my 2012 conversion. Is there anywhere I can buy these protectors and put it on myself?
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[QUOTE=bikerbillone;457217]RS, I had the clear fender protectors put on when I got my 2012 conversion. Is there anywhere I can buy these protectors and put it on myself?[/QUOTE]
Look on the interweb , there are a few that sell it by the roll.
all you do is cut to size.📞