Topic: Lost a shock at speed. lol ooops to any cars behind me.

[Lostboy Steve]

So I was cruising down the highway and as I went to take an exit at about 65mph, I heard something let go and then saw my spring bounce down the road. I guess next time I will loctite the shock threads?

[lucky]

It must have bottomed out to knock the collars off.  Very rare.

[HonderCB]

good thing these bikes arent monoshocked!

[bollingball]

What happend did the bolt work loose or did the top shock mount on the shock itself break?

Ken

[CycleRanger]

Well that's just scary as hell!
Looks like the shock broke.
Notice how he cut off the seat in the top of the photo so we can't see the giant brown stain!

[fmctm1sw]

I was watching one of those shows where they show car accidents and stuff.  I saw a guy lose a shock and it sent him into a tank slapper and a nasty spill.  Glad you're safe...

[Lostboy Steve]

Yeah I don't know. It looks like it just unthreaded. The threaded end is still there and in tact. Tomorrow on my way home I'm going to pickup what I can find. I saw where the spring landed. The rest may be gone. It actually rode ok with just the one shock. (Dont get any ideas.) A bit soft, but not terrible. They were original showa shocks with powdercoated springs. They really rode fantastic as far as it goes. I'll be sad if I cant re-assemble them.