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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Suspension - please explain.
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<blockquote data-quote="Marcus Bowden" data-source="post: 121488" data-attributes="member: 3287"><p>This is what I did in order to get a little more hight above the battery tray to hold a bigger battery, it also saves a third of the weight of the suspension units and they can easily be adjusted (preloading up or down) by grabbing hold of the springs and turning them, also helps when fitting. Next mod will be to cut up some 1/4" aluminium plate making a large diameter hole to fit around the spring claws, leaving a handle 2 to 3" long that can be drilled its whole length into the hole that receives the spring claw. The spring claw is then machined with multi castellations around its periphery. A shaft and ratchet paw slid up the hole with spring. The shaft and ratchet paw have a small lever that can twist shaft/paw 180 degrees to work on the castellations turning the spring units C.W. or A.C.W. to raise or lower suspension, have also been made for racing Vincents with success..</p><p>bananaman.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35019[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>THE 3/4" UPPER SECTION HAS BEEN INSERTED WITH SINTERED BRONZE BUSH as FIRST SET WORN OUT IN LESS THAN 10k miles. So bored out and bushes fitted. Also, ensure that a vent hole is there.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35020[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>SIDECAR PETIFORD SPRINGS & KONI DAMPER AND AS COMFORTABLE AS SONS SERIES "D"</p><p>WITH BAGS OF TRAVEL.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35029[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcus Bowden, post: 121488, member: 3287"] This is what I did in order to get a little more hight above the battery tray to hold a bigger battery, it also saves a third of the weight of the suspension units and they can easily be adjusted (preloading up or down) by grabbing hold of the springs and turning them, also helps when fitting. Next mod will be to cut up some 1/4" aluminium plate making a large diameter hole to fit around the spring claws, leaving a handle 2 to 3" long that can be drilled its whole length into the hole that receives the spring claw. The spring claw is then machined with multi castellations around its periphery. A shaft and ratchet paw slid up the hole with spring. The shaft and ratchet paw have a small lever that can twist shaft/paw 180 degrees to work on the castellations turning the spring units C.W. or A.C.W. to raise or lower suspension, have also been made for racing Vincents with success.. bananaman. [ATTACH type="full"]35019[/ATTACH] THE 3/4" UPPER SECTION HAS BEEN INSERTED WITH SINTERED BRONZE BUSH as FIRST SET WORN OUT IN LESS THAN 10k miles. So bored out and bushes fitted. Also, ensure that a vent hole is there. [ATTACH type="full"]35020[/ATTACH] SIDECAR PETIFORD SPRINGS & KONI DAMPER AND AS COMFORTABLE AS SONS SERIES "D" WITH BAGS OF TRAVEL. [ATTACH type="full"]35029[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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