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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Modified Steering Stem
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<blockquote data-quote="andrew peters" data-source="post: 107585" data-attributes="member: 3776"><p>The cut down inner spring is definitely something I’ve considered, it makes sense to have some sort of anti bottoming spring, almost gives the fork a progressive rate, I think coil bind should not be an issue unless the springs are a tight fit inside one another.. hopefully the short spring isn’t going to rattle around inside the tube as it’s not under tension most of the time.. I still have to experience the fork action in a ‘normal’ riding attitude, when the bike has been loaded up I’ve avoided bad roads (except San Francisco!) I’ve also avoided deliberate bumps and very hard braking (except the blind woman in the Mercedes turning in front of me in San Jose.. there’s a pattern here, avoid riding in California?) in the next few weeks I may try a few different experiments just to test the suspension, ‘course the trick is to ride on the edge of braking something or falling off! So my testing will be sensible, if I wanted perfection I wouldn’t be riding an old bike would I (I also tolerate a 66 year old truck as to me it seems to do as good as a new truck, it hauls stuff and doesn’t break down)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="andrew peters, post: 107585, member: 3776"] The cut down inner spring is definitely something I’ve considered, it makes sense to have some sort of anti bottoming spring, almost gives the fork a progressive rate, I think coil bind should not be an issue unless the springs are a tight fit inside one another.. hopefully the short spring isn’t going to rattle around inside the tube as it’s not under tension most of the time.. I still have to experience the fork action in a ‘normal’ riding attitude, when the bike has been loaded up I’ve avoided bad roads (except San Francisco!) I’ve also avoided deliberate bumps and very hard braking (except the blind woman in the Mercedes turning in front of me in San Jose.. there’s a pattern here, avoid riding in California?) in the next few weeks I may try a few different experiments just to test the suspension, ‘course the trick is to ride on the edge of braking something or falling off! So my testing will be sensible, if I wanted perfection I wouldn’t be riding an old bike would I (I also tolerate a 66 year old truck as to me it seems to do as good as a new truck, it hauls stuff and doesn’t break down) [/QUOTE]
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