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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Modified Steering Stem
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<blockquote data-quote="Neal" data-source="post: 75828" data-attributes="member: 3553"><p>I have been following the comments regarding the modified steering column and have found some of the posts may be from members who may not actually understand what the modification has achieved.</p><p>I have been in motorsports all my life and have designed and built many vehicles and have learnt sometimes somethings may not be able to be easily explained and sometimes it may be better to have an open mind and just accept that a certain design or modification has improved or eliminated an underlying problem.</p><p></p><p>I am the owner of the Comet that has recently had the modification fitted and I also own a Brampton Series B that I have been able to use as a reference. The Series B has always handled better and has felt more supple when riding on rougher country roads and this is what convinced me that the Series C Girdraulic's could and needed to be improved. </p><p></p><p>With the modified steering column the linkage geometry has been improved and has allowed much more suspension travel to be achieved without the fear of the the front end binding up under brakes or the linkage causing problems under full extension when going over rolling type undulations in the road at reasonably high speed.</p><p>When the modification was first done we simply shortened some non original springs that Greg had to achieve the desired ride height and took it for a test ride . The ride improvement was immediately evident and has been incredible in all conditions and I believe it will improve even more when we test with a softer spring that will give an even smoother ride over the 25 to 50 mm bumps on most of our roads.</p><p></p><p>As I am a newby and don't know who actually designed the modified steering column I would like to take the opportunity to thank all that have been involved with the design, manufacture etc and testing. </p><p></p><p>Neal</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neal, post: 75828, member: 3553"] I have been following the comments regarding the modified steering column and have found some of the posts may be from members who may not actually understand what the modification has achieved. I have been in motorsports all my life and have designed and built many vehicles and have learnt sometimes somethings may not be able to be easily explained and sometimes it may be better to have an open mind and just accept that a certain design or modification has improved or eliminated an underlying problem. I am the owner of the Comet that has recently had the modification fitted and I also own a Brampton Series B that I have been able to use as a reference. The Series B has always handled better and has felt more supple when riding on rougher country roads and this is what convinced me that the Series C Girdraulic's could and needed to be improved. With the modified steering column the linkage geometry has been improved and has allowed much more suspension travel to be achieved without the fear of the the front end binding up under brakes or the linkage causing problems under full extension when going over rolling type undulations in the road at reasonably high speed. When the modification was first done we simply shortened some non original springs that Greg had to achieve the desired ride height and took it for a test ride . The ride improvement was immediately evident and has been incredible in all conditions and I believe it will improve even more when we test with a softer spring that will give an even smoother ride over the 25 to 50 mm bumps on most of our roads. As I am a newby and don't know who actually designed the modified steering column I would like to take the opportunity to thank all that have been involved with the design, manufacture etc and testing. Neal [/QUOTE]
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