AjaxTheDog
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I noticed a few months ago a small wear patch on the top side of the rear suspension swing arm. I deduced that it was from the suspension contacting the Ilium crash bar when compressed. I contacted Ilium and they told me to install a washer spacer under the crash bar to move it out. I did that but the problem has gotten worse since and the contact patch has grown larger. The only other thing I can think of is that the rear shock is failing, but when I have the bike running and change the suspension hardness/one up/two up settings I can feel the bike raise and lower accordingly, so it seems to be working properly. No sign of any fluid leaks either. And when I ride two up I diligently adjust the suspension to the two up setting. I haven’t loaded any weight on the bike otherwise and it only has 6500 miles on it. I considered the possibility of my passengers boot being the contact but the space it would have to fit through is too small to make that possible. Anybody else have this problem?