For a variety of good reasons which involve a Knight and a sidecar, I am investigating the short top link option. There is little definitive information about fitting, eccentric position, and their overall effect, so if anyone can offer information and advice about them, I would be grateful.
The short top link is not mentioned in KTB, not in the Riders Handbook, not in the Instruction Sheets, not in Richardson, and the only brief mention is in the Temple Press/BMS book.
In BMS it states that with a short top link one should leave the eccentics in the solo position, but one current sidecar rider uses his in the sidecar position, and a note in MPH 240 January 1969 from a sidecar rider also says he uses the sidecar position. Which should it be?
I have already discovered that I will have to remove the shroud on the damper to fit the short link.
I have found the following written data in various books:
Standard Link, Solo Eccentric 3.25" trail
Standard Link, Sidecar Eccentric 2.5" trail
Short Link, Solo Eccentric ??????
Short Link, Sidecar Eccentric 1.25" trail
Another query is that BMS states that standard links are 4" centre to centre, and short links are 3.25", but the short link I have is 3.625".
Any info on fitting, handling differences, or any other tips gratefully received....
The short top link is not mentioned in KTB, not in the Riders Handbook, not in the Instruction Sheets, not in Richardson, and the only brief mention is in the Temple Press/BMS book.
In BMS it states that with a short top link one should leave the eccentics in the solo position, but one current sidecar rider uses his in the sidecar position, and a note in MPH 240 January 1969 from a sidecar rider also says he uses the sidecar position. Which should it be?
I have already discovered that I will have to remove the shroud on the damper to fit the short link.
I have found the following written data in various books:
Standard Link, Solo Eccentric 3.25" trail
Standard Link, Sidecar Eccentric 2.5" trail
Short Link, Solo Eccentric ??????
Short Link, Sidecar Eccentric 1.25" trail
Another query is that BMS states that standard links are 4" centre to centre, and short links are 3.25", but the short link I have is 3.625".
Any info on fitting, handling differences, or any other tips gratefully received....