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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Front Spring Box Removal
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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 19053" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Tim, </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I think that it is good to be un-technical if you can get away with it. I failed. The height of the springs caused the previous owner to lose control momentarily and ride off the track. When I rode the bike it developed a speed wobble while braking on the straightaway. To add to this Carleton Palmer with his Flash on the same straight under braking lost control and had to run straight off the course. All of this bad behavior went away with the short springs. In Carleton’s case, he had previously put in the “broomsticks” and removed them at my suggestion. After doing so he said it “transformed the handling.” That being said, I would never argue with your success. The set ups that we were using along with the track conditions were aggravating the issue and your set up is not. That is a good thing because I suffered with injuries for quite a while. The injuries were a major factor in my decision to redesign the springs. This was quite compelling for me, but I do see that it is not as compelling for anyone else. I feel much more confident on the bike even if it is the placebo effect. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">By the way, I hope Ben is recovering well from his injuries.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">David</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 19053, member: 1177"] [FONT=Calibri]Tim, [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri] [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]I think that it is good to be un-technical if you can get away with it. I failed. The height of the springs caused the previous owner to lose control momentarily and ride off the track. When I rode the bike it developed a speed wobble while braking on the straightaway. To add to this Carleton Palmer with his Flash on the same straight under braking lost control and had to run straight off the course. All of this bad behavior went away with the short springs. In Carleton’s case, he had previously put in the “broomsticks” and removed them at my suggestion. After doing so he said it “transformed the handling.” That being said, I would never argue with your success. The set ups that we were using along with the track conditions were aggravating the issue and your set up is not. That is a good thing because I suffered with injuries for quite a while. The injuries were a major factor in my decision to redesign the springs. This was quite compelling for me, but I do see that it is not as compelling for anyone else. I feel much more confident on the bike even if it is the placebo effect. [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri] [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]By the way, I hope Ben is recovering well from his injuries.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri] [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]David[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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