JerrryR wrote:Thanks Erik,
Now all we have to figure out is what does a "S" stamping indicate?
JerryR
i need to be the devils advocate regarding stampings being relating to phonic interpretation.
in order to do that can we assume all stamping on cases are factory?
that would be stupid. (is that what the updside-down "s" stands for?).
i know lots of guys who added stamped marks on and in their bikes, for thier own reasons, some visible some not.
hd documents that straight dowel replacement cases, for
earlier taper or no door cases, are stamped with a D below the serial.
reading that as phonic has no factual basis ive ever found.
heres another example:
when hd beefed the c.s third gear they stamped it with a "4".
there was documentation for it.
what does that "4" mean? the material is no longer 6xxx steel, its a now 4xxx steel?
without any backup documentation, thats to large a leap of faith for me.
instead i believe it means if your gear has a 4 its the improved version. period.
one of the things that has made site so refreshing is that documentation ruled.
conjecture, its important in discussion, but lets not allow it to steer our quest,
instead lets stay true to what we can prove, or at least to what long timers have observed.