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EskimoPie

EskimoPie

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Sahuarita, AZ
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2021 Rocket 3 GT
Careful out there boys and girls... apparently a Lamonster garage tail tidy, combined with an Exedra Maxx, probably with not enough pre-load can cause this. Surprise actually it didn't happen a while ago since this tire is near end of life and is effectively smaller than it used to be. Apparently I need that new years resolution diet!

Bonus points if you can make out my license plate.

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EskimoPie said:
Careful out there boys and girls... apparently a Lamonster garage tail tidy, combined with an Exedra Maxx, probably with not enough pre-load can cause this. Surprise actually it didn't happen a while ago since this tire is near end of life and is effectively smaller than it used to be. Apparently I need that new years resolution diet!

Bonus points if you can make out my license plate.

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I had a friend who did that to his number-plate when he wanted free petrol (gas)
 
That's interesting.
When I was researching rear fender & tail tidys a year ago, I did wonder how the Lamonster could work without the licence plate hitting the tyre.
I think that photo answers my question.
Did you tweak the angle of the bracket any, when you originally fitted it, or is everything as it was supplied?
 
Hummmm. From the looks of the license plate and frame holder it doesn't look like it hung down and was slowly ground down. It looks like you hit a pothole or a quick series of bumps and the tire (or license plate) contacted each other violently and snapped the plate holder while bending the plate back. No diet needed my friend. On a side note Arizona roads as a rule are better than California. EXCEPT the area on SR 40 in AZ around Kingman Eastbound. Wow! I never seen so many bumps and potholes for at least 40 miles. The W/B lanes of 40 were fine coming home though.:thumbsup:
 
Jagster said:
That's interesting.
When I was researching rear fender & tail tidys a year ago, I did wonder how the Lamonster could work without the licence plate hitting the tyre.
I think that photo answers my question.
Did you tweak the angle of the bracket any, when you originally fitted it, or is everything as it was supplied?
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No tweaks to the bracket, but the Exedra tire is a bit taller than the Avon so that certainly didn't help. I was riding like a hooligan on my way home from work yesterday with some hard accelerating and high speed... must have hit a bump when hard on the throttle and compressed the rear suspension to the max (didn't feel anything particularly abnormal though). Guess I need to dial in a bit more pre-load. Like I said though, surprised this hasn't happened before, either when the tire was new and taller, or riding 2-up. Too much holiday dessert I suppose.
 
Mighty Mouse said:
Hummmm. From the looks of the license plate and frame holder it doesn't look like it hung down and was slowly ground down. It looks like you hit a pothole or a quick series of bumps and the tire (or license plate) contacted each other violently and snapped the plate holder while bending the plate back. No diet needed my friend. On a side note Arizona roads as a rule are better than California. EXCEPT the area on SR 40 in AZ around Kingman Eastbound. Wow! I never seen so many bumps and potholes for at least 40 miles. The W/B lanes of 40 were fine coming home though.:thumbsup:
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Yeah, it was definitely a singular event. Happened during a 20 minute ride home from work somewhere. Still though, if it happened once, it can happen again. Probably will tweak the bracket a bit and dial in a bit more pre-load.
 
That happened to me twice on my T-120 with tail tidy. I went with a side bracket after the second time. Then the side bracket broke during a ride and then had to get a new plate. Prompted me to get a truly serious axle mounted side bracket (i.e. thick bar). Dialing up preload alone won't prevent that from happening.
 
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