Dear all,
My MOT (vehicle road safety) tester declared the rear springing of my unmodified '52 Comet too stiff, and we only just passed the test.
It would be unfair to make a comparison with modern bikes, but my tester is an estimated 70+ so presumably has done a few of these before (whether he remembers or not is another matter...).
I'd like to remedy the situation but as bike contact time is limited, have been drafting a check list:
a) Spring lengths- this thread has some details of unloaded spring lengths
b) Spring gauge- as springs are of unknown provenance
c) RFM bearing binding
Is there anything else I've missed? What should I be aiming for? I weigh ~70kg though sometimes there are two of us.
Unfortunately any upgrades are limited by meagre funds so solutions will have to be the cheap sort
Looking forward to your replies,
Gwilym
My MOT (vehicle road safety) tester declared the rear springing of my unmodified '52 Comet too stiff, and we only just passed the test.
It would be unfair to make a comparison with modern bikes, but my tester is an estimated 70+ so presumably has done a few of these before (whether he remembers or not is another matter...).
I'd like to remedy the situation but as bike contact time is limited, have been drafting a check list:
a) Spring lengths- this thread has some details of unloaded spring lengths
b) Spring gauge- as springs are of unknown provenance
c) RFM bearing binding
Is there anything else I've missed? What should I be aiming for? I weigh ~70kg though sometimes there are two of us.
Unfortunately any upgrades are limited by meagre funds so solutions will have to be the cheap sort
Looking forward to your replies,
Gwilym