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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
(Front) Brake improvements
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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 172807" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>Without changing the thread too much, my take on it is its not so much a geometry problem, but more that the factory tried to get more suspension travel from the forks. By using longer springs it effectively jacks up the front end, thus giving more travel......and there is the problem.......you can do the exact same thing to Brampton equiped bikes by adding too much weight to the rear of the bike, this then extends the front end and it too can become unstable.......Short springs in th eGirdraulics fixes th eproblem at the expense of lost travel.......the new steering colum kit lowers the pivot point of the lower link, and this gives gives back this "Lost travel".......This should not be confused with the notion that this mod with new springs will somehow make the front end soft and more comfortable.......but it does make them behave like telescopics........the factory advertised claim that the Girdraulics were "Anti dive" was certainly correct, as under braking the front end locks up..........A total mistake that they should have realised way sooner in production.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 172807, member: 597"] Without changing the thread too much, my take on it is its not so much a geometry problem, but more that the factory tried to get more suspension travel from the forks. By using longer springs it effectively jacks up the front end, thus giving more travel......and there is the problem.......you can do the exact same thing to Brampton equiped bikes by adding too much weight to the rear of the bike, this then extends the front end and it too can become unstable.......Short springs in th eGirdraulics fixes th eproblem at the expense of lost travel.......the new steering colum kit lowers the pivot point of the lower link, and this gives gives back this "Lost travel".......This should not be confused with the notion that this mod with new springs will somehow make the front end soft and more comfortable.......but it does make them behave like telescopics........the factory advertised claim that the Girdraulics were "Anti dive" was certainly correct, as under braking the front end locks up..........A total mistake that they should have realised way sooner in production. [/QUOTE]
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