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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Thornton coil over spring rate.
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Hulstone" data-source="post: 126133" data-attributes="member: 3125"><p>Hello David. I should have known you would be the guru with this. I’m in good hands. I have just measured my spring dimensions and it’s definitely a 260lb, which until now I thought to be a ‘soft Comet’ spring, although I know the great Greg Brillus runs a 260lb also on his Rapide so I should have been suspicious. I must be reading my marker wrongly. As you say, there’s no way me being a light weight with no passenger or luggage I could be bottoming out. I need to speak to my friend Martyn Goodwin who also rides a Comet with a coil over but weighs in at least 200lbs, before iso, to see what he’s running, although the last time I followed him the only time it was off the bump stop was as he crested a hill. (Not sure how he bent his top axle ) </p><p>Thankyou David. You are a font of knowledge. I will get a 215lb from somewhere and start again. [ATTACH=full]36844[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Hulstone, post: 126133, member: 3125"] Hello David. I should have known you would be the guru with this. I’m in good hands. I have just measured my spring dimensions and it’s definitely a 260lb, which until now I thought to be a ‘soft Comet’ spring, although I know the great Greg Brillus runs a 260lb also on his Rapide so I should have been suspicious. I must be reading my marker wrongly. As you say, there’s no way me being a light weight with no passenger or luggage I could be bottoming out. I need to speak to my friend Martyn Goodwin who also rides a Comet with a coil over but weighs in at least 200lbs, before iso, to see what he’s running, although the last time I followed him the only time it was off the bump stop was as he crested a hill. (Not sure how he bent his top axle ) Thankyou David. You are a font of knowledge. I will get a 215lb from somewhere and start again. [ATTACH type="full"]36844[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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