Shortening front forks.
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From: The Older Gentleman on 12 Oct 2009 00:06 1949 Whizzer <macmiled(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Sure. You could install shorter stanchion tubes, shorter springs and > maybe even shorten the damper rods. Or you could do what I suggest, which is raise them through the yokes. As long as you don't mind maybe a couple of inches of stanchion poking up. -- BMW K1100LT & K100RS Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER (currently Beaving) Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: 1949 Whizzer on 12 Oct 2009 08:50 On Oct 11, 9:06 pm, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (Looking for an Argument, Neil Murray) wrote: > Or you could do what I suggest, which is raise them through the yokes. > As long as you don't mind maybe a couple of inches of stanchion poking > up. I don't feel like instructing Greg about the importance of matching the front spring rate(s) to the rear spring rates and why that's important to the overall ride comforts as well as traction balance. And, if he found a set of forks for a more modern motorcycle which used a 17-inch front wheel, he would still have a handling problem because the rear wheel is probably a 12 or 14-incher. The rider of a two wheeled vehicle with such a wheel/tire diameter mismatch feels like the bike doesn't "want" to turn into a corner and then it feels like the rear end is falling out from under him is the turn.
From: The Older Gentleman on 12 Oct 2009 11:34 1949 Whizzer <macmiled(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > And, if he found a set of forks for a more modern motorcycle which > used a 17-inch front wheel, Who said he would? -- BMW K1100LT & K100RS Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: Schiffner on 13 Oct 2009 16:02 On Oct 12, 6:50 am, 1949 Whizzer <macmi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: Boy are you stupid. It's a motor-scooter NOT a 125cc street bike you stupid git.
From: Schiffner on 13 Oct 2009 16:03
On Oct 11, 10:06 pm, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > 1949 Whizzer <macmi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Sure. You could install shorter stanchion tubes, shorter springs and > > maybe even shorten the damper rods. > > Or you could do what I suggest, which is raise them through the yokes. > As long as you don't mind maybe a couple of inches of stanchion poking > up. uh, dude your senility is creeping in methinks...he's talking about a motor-scooter. |