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« Reply #165 on: July 16, 2018, 09:50:00 PM » |
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Thanks BG, you always say the right thing at the right time. Any chance of adoption? or is it too late for me?
Forgive my ignorance, when you say letting all the air out of the forks, does this mean replacing the air gap with fork oil? Or would this destroy fork seals?
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« Reply #166 on: July 17, 2018, 06:02:39 AM » |
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Like my Kawasaki forks I think that BG's forks are designed to have air, at fairly low pressure pumped in to assist/adjust the springing. I too have let the air out of mine.
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« Reply #167 on: July 17, 2018, 10:52:45 AM » |
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« Reply #168 on: July 17, 2018, 04:20:59 PM » |
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Thanks Olds, I did wonder but never had to deal with forks.
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« Reply #169 on: July 18, 2018, 10:41:41 AM » |
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Hi BG, you're not a convicted axe murderer are you?
If I'm going up for adoption I feel I should know these things. lol
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« Reply #170 on: July 18, 2018, 03:25:17 PM » |
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Had the new front tyre that I ordered from Oponeo for 78 quid delivered by parcel farce, I mean force.
Tyre is a Metzeler 4.00 x 18 block K, can be used on front or rear and is described as for a side car combination.
Had a short test run with it, what a difference, it has made the steering much lighter. Much more contact with road, as it has a more car tyre profile ( virtually flat ). I guessed at 20 psi to start with and I shall experiment with pressure, but well worth the effort.
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« Reply #171 on: July 20, 2018, 08:22:03 AM » |
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V5 finally arrived Wednesday.
Thanks again to Terry T for his advise with form filling etc.
On this occasion I did not need insurance but did need tax. Who knows what will happen on next project?
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« Reply #172 on: July 20, 2018, 12:21:31 PM » |
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That's good news Paul
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« Reply #173 on: July 20, 2018, 02:45:13 PM » |
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Cheers Merv
How's the build going?
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« Reply #174 on: July 20, 2018, 04:15:45 PM » |
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A little slow at the moment
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« Reply #175 on: July 31, 2018, 05:53:50 PM » |
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Stand by Merv, I'm looking at making my own raked triple trees for the 1100, watch this space.
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« Reply #176 on: July 31, 2018, 07:00:21 PM » |
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That could be interesting, ill be looking forward to seeing this with interest
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« Reply #177 on: September 21, 2018, 04:35:26 PM » |
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Hi All
Got the trike back on the road today after completing the work to rake the front end by 5 degrees.
It has made such a difference, the steering feels much lighter and now goes round a bend without all the effort.
I altered the top and bottom yolks, pics to follow, and it has worked out well.
The front end has dropped, due to the front wheel moving forward, but looks and feels right when riding.
Many thanks to all who gave opinion and advise.
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« Reply #178 on: September 23, 2018, 04:57:08 PM » |
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Good few hours out on trike today, now steering round sweeping bends with one hand. Really no chance of doing this before altering the rake.
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« Reply #179 on: September 23, 2018, 06:35:46 PM » |
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