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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Comet suspension
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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 38480" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>I think you have hit the nail on the head. The only downfall i see with using shorter springs to lower the links to a "Safer Possition" and also softening up the front end is that on a race bike you have effectively lost valuable ground clearance.....not quite such a big issue with a road bike though.....I have these springs in my Rapide and the front end feels much safer, the ride is softer but not too soft, and the brakes work very well, as the front (head stock) is not raising up as it may have been when the stock springs were in place.....I think a hydraulic steering damper would be the final icing on the cake in helping this issue as well....I would like to see and perhaps purchase one of the kit form dampers that Big Sid mentioned earlier.......Greg.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 38480, member: 597"] I think you have hit the nail on the head. The only downfall i see with using shorter springs to lower the links to a "Safer Possition" and also softening up the front end is that on a race bike you have effectively lost valuable ground clearance.....not quite such a big issue with a road bike though.....I have these springs in my Rapide and the front end feels much safer, the ride is softer but not too soft, and the brakes work very well, as the front (head stock) is not raising up as it may have been when the stock springs were in place.....I think a hydraulic steering damper would be the final icing on the cake in helping this issue as well....I would like to see and perhaps purchase one of the kit form dampers that Big Sid mentioned earlier.......Greg. [/QUOTE]
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