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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Girdraulic eccentric shimming method
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<blockquote data-quote="Albervin" data-source="post: 136237" data-attributes="member: 586"><p>Eddie, please go back to basics here. IF something is not right then it is wrong! Fitting shims where they do not belong covers up the problem, it doesn't fix the problem. If the head stem is not centred in the steering head then the eccentrics have nothing to do with it. When I restore a bike I want to be confident in riding it to its potential. I also want the next owner to know I did the best I could to look after the bike. Often this means money has to be spent BUT having survived a nasty high side caused by very poor engineering by the previous owner I cannot in all conscience take short cuts. With my latest problem I was determined to keep my steering head as it has the numbers stamped on it that denote what it is. It was complicated and time consuming but fortunately not expensive. You may want to reconsider your solution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albervin, post: 136237, member: 586"] Eddie, please go back to basics here. IF something is not right then it is wrong! Fitting shims where they do not belong covers up the problem, it doesn't fix the problem. If the head stem is not centred in the steering head then the eccentrics have nothing to do with it. When I restore a bike I want to be confident in riding it to its potential. I also want the next owner to know I did the best I could to look after the bike. Often this means money has to be spent BUT having survived a nasty high side caused by very poor engineering by the previous owner I cannot in all conscience take short cuts. With my latest problem I was determined to keep my steering head as it has the numbers stamped on it that denote what it is. It was complicated and time consuming but fortunately not expensive. You may want to reconsider your solution. [/QUOTE]
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