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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Modified Steering Stem
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<blockquote data-quote="chankly bore" data-source="post: 98187" data-attributes="member: 317"><p>I have two 45lb. springs on the Comet on Steroids, Thornton front and Thornton coil over on rear. The bike weighs about 360lb. and I'm 13 stone. I've only done about 500 miles, but have sought out some abominable roads in a spirit of disinterested enquiry, including about 3/4s of a mile of the worst uphill corrugated and potholed gravel road I've ever seen. As I said to Greg, I no longer feel I have to help the bike and deal with the problems it presents, I just concentrate on pointing the front wheel where I want it. I've also ridden a Touring Rapide and standard Comets over many years. "Steroids" feels like a modern bike, quite comparable in handling to my latest toy, a 1986 Honda GB500.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chankly bore, post: 98187, member: 317"] I have two 45lb. springs on the Comet on Steroids, Thornton front and Thornton coil over on rear. The bike weighs about 360lb. and I'm 13 stone. I've only done about 500 miles, but have sought out some abominable roads in a spirit of disinterested enquiry, including about 3/4s of a mile of the worst uphill corrugated and potholed gravel road I've ever seen. As I said to Greg, I no longer feel I have to help the bike and deal with the problems it presents, I just concentrate on pointing the front wheel where I want it. I've also ridden a Touring Rapide and standard Comets over many years. "Steroids" feels like a modern bike, quite comparable in handling to my latest toy, a 1986 Honda GB500. [/QUOTE]
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