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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 61499" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>Lindsay used the stock HB clip position with deep clubmans. I rotated the clips and used a shorter clubman. I used these for year, but in 2008 after not racing for some years I put a new set of clubmans on and had nothing but trouble. The handling became touchy and I could not change my line in a corner. I did not believe it was the bars because I used them for so long. So, I checked everything but the bars for two seasons. No luck. Half way through 2011 I went to a stock bar and tried it at VIR and it took 16 seconds off my lap time. The bike handled perfectly. I don't have a good reason why the bars changed the handling so much, but I certainly wasted a lot of time trying to find another cure. My guess is that the geometry of the clubmans varies enough that it is hit or miss with the handling.</p><p></p><p>Lindsay changed the geometry of the Girdraulics with a new modified FF1 and a shorter top link. He is very fast so it must work very well. Here is what I was using that did not work post 2008:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12674[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>This is a shot of Lindsay's set-up:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12675[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>Bill,</p><p></p><p>Those silencers look like big cock tail shakers....are you sure you don't drink?</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 61499, member: 1177"] Lindsay used the stock HB clip position with deep clubmans. I rotated the clips and used a shorter clubman. I used these for year, but in 2008 after not racing for some years I put a new set of clubmans on and had nothing but trouble. The handling became touchy and I could not change my line in a corner. I did not believe it was the bars because I used them for so long. So, I checked everything but the bars for two seasons. No luck. Half way through 2011 I went to a stock bar and tried it at VIR and it took 16 seconds off my lap time. The bike handled perfectly. I don't have a good reason why the bars changed the handling so much, but I certainly wasted a lot of time trying to find another cure. My guess is that the geometry of the clubmans varies enough that it is hit or miss with the handling. Lindsay changed the geometry of the Girdraulics with a new modified FF1 and a shorter top link. He is very fast so it must work very well. Here is what I was using that did not work post 2008: [ATTACH=full]12674[/ATTACH] This is a shot of Lindsay's set-up: [ATTACH=full]12675[/ATTACH] Bill, Those silencers look like big cock tail shakers....are you sure you don't drink? David [/QUOTE]
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