Brampton fork details

[vibrac]

Friction diks have a big disadvantage
they are like the Government , It takes a big push to get them moving

 

[Kansas Bad Man]

I thought the FT221 friction disks did the job? (My bike has Girdraulics, so I am in the dark on Bramptons.)

Hi Bruce

The friction drums on your seat work the same as the friction disks on the Bramptons, not that good!

MAX

 

[davidd]

I thought the FT221 friction disks did the job? (My bike has Girdraulics, so I am in the dark on Bramptons.)

Bruce,

You are missing the point. It is not attached to the bike, so it is not acting as a steering damper. It is attached to the fork only acting as a suspension damper. The Brampton does not have a suspension damper, just a spring.

 

[bmetcalf]

Bruce,

You are missing the point. It is not attached to the bike, so it is not acting as a steering damper. It is attached to the fork only acting as a suspension damper. The Brampton does not have a suspension damper, just a spring.

Aren't F221's part of the up and down friction damping for Bramptons? FF37's are the steering damper friction disks per MO30.

 

[davidd]

Aren't F221's part of the up and down friction damping for Bramptons? FF37's are the steering damper friction disks per MO30.

Sorry Bruce, I may have missed the point, but you threw me by asking why friction disks were equally effective as hydraulic dampers. I know that even Scott Dell has been complaining about the beating he has been taking recently from the Bramptons!

David

 

[craig]

I need to tighten my Brampton steering head bearing.
Can I reach in and loosen FT217 pinch bolt and then turn FT238 big nut to adjust?

 

[nkt267]

Sounds good..Should be just like doing the headstock bearings on the Girdraulics..Also the same as my '32 Sunbeam. Have bramptons on a Meteor and a B Rap..John

 

[clevtrev]

I need to tighten my Brampton steering head bearing.
Can I reach in and loosen FT217 pinch bolt and then turn FT238 big nut to adjust?
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What`s the alternative ?