Commando High Speed Stability
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it is quite amusing how people have been banned in the past (belt drive man, and a few others) for their views around bikes and their somewhat argumentative posting styles (but still adding some technically insight) yet now we get a forum that is bombarded hourly with racist BS / facebook style posting with little/no norton content (or even vintage motorcycle info) from this twit and a few of his mind-numbing minions -
i'm with pete, i got a 5'er to throw into the send facebook phil over to the BMW forum so he can bloviate over there
i'm with pete, i got a 5'er to throw into the send facebook phil over to the BMW forum so he can bloviate over there
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Hello
Last time I checked in a democracy we have a right to speak in out own defence and confront our accusers.
In the land of the internet are my posts offensive , or maybe I think a bit of fun doesn't do any harm
I am certainly not going to verbally abuse anyone on the internet, that would be pathetic.
J
Last time I checked in a democracy we have a right to speak in out own defence and confront our accusers.
In the land of the internet are my posts offensive , or maybe I think a bit of fun doesn't do any harm
I am certainly not going to verbally abuse anyone on the internet, that would be pathetic.
J
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It seems to me the Access Norton forum is less and less about things Norton technical lately. I suppose it is what it is, but I have noticed a drop off of some of the members I consider having some real valuable information.
As for incorrect advise and info, I think it would be a real challenge for a newbie to separate the wheat from the chaff. I'm certain an inexperienced Norton owner that finds this forum would check to see how long a contributor has been a member and/or the number of posts the member has made and consider those posts words of wisdom. We know that to be far from the truth. Some where out there is a newbie who still can't figure out why his Commando won't do 150 mph and blast past modern liter Superbikes like a certain Commando owner claims.
As for incorrect advise and info, I think it would be a real challenge for a newbie to separate the wheat from the chaff. I'm certain an inexperienced Norton owner that finds this forum would check to see how long a contributor has been a member and/or the number of posts the member has made and consider those posts words of wisdom. We know that to be far from the truth. Some where out there is a newbie who still can't figure out why his Commando won't do 150 mph and blast past modern liter Superbikes like a certain Commando owner claims.
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auldblue said:
A Forum is not a democracy. It is funded, owned and maintained by a private entity who manages its content.
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kerinorton said:
Dereck
You and hobot suggested it and I agreed to do it. Maybe hobot is on holidays or on other topics, I have no idea. Hadn't even thought about it. I am very keen to try the swap as it may or may not eliminate one possibility. Apart from high speed riding in near zero temps, swapping wheels out in the open in a cutting wind is not appealing. I have no shed or garage yet. Having said that, I am still riding the Fastback most days, even at night. But it is local town riding, not heading out into the country and blasting down the magic mile at 100mph. I'm hopeful it will be the difference and I believe acotrel is right regarding subtle changes having subtle effects on handling. It's definitely not tyres (as some suggested) as they are common between Fastback and Roadster, so there will be no changing those except both will later be fitted up front with 3.60's for other reasons. I can't help you with testing headlights in dry weather, that's one for hobot.
Bare with me, I promise I will report back soon. But no one is going to come a cropper over it in the meantime, it's not that big a deal. It's a slight variation in feel difference between Fastback and Roadster. There are other differences too, but they will be addressed one by one.
All the best to you too,
phil
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i stand corrected -
shame as i admired his accumulation of knowledge - guess he just got tried of all the shit throw his way (or perhaps passed away as i think he was an older gentleman & he sort of fell off the map on all forums)
shame as i admired his accumulation of knowledge - guess he just got tried of all the shit throw his way (or perhaps passed away as i think he was an older gentleman & he sort of fell off the map on all forums)
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I would like to point out one observation.
High speed stability is dependent on a balance of many factors. To point out these factor is not as relevant as the fact that these intricacies are rarely, if ever, duplicated from one machine to another. They may be similar yet can vary depending on something as simple as the weight of the rider (170 vs 230lbs). Any standard should be considered as a starting point.
The tire pressures, alignments, iso adjustments and many other aspect, are up to each individual owner to sort out to bring the best high speed stability available for their Norton Commando.
Simply put, it's personal.
High speed stability is dependent on a balance of many factors. To point out these factor is not as relevant as the fact that these intricacies are rarely, if ever, duplicated from one machine to another. They may be similar yet can vary depending on something as simple as the weight of the rider (170 vs 230lbs). Any standard should be considered as a starting point.
The tire pressures, alignments, iso adjustments and many other aspect, are up to each individual owner to sort out to bring the best high speed stability available for their Norton Commando.
Simply put, it's personal.
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