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I installed a set of Consentino fork bushings and seals from NYC Norton just before riding to the national meet in NY and what a difference they have made. I had been running alloy dampers and stock bushings before, but the new bushings have given it a much more responsive feel, even at the moderate pace I ride most of the time. Now I'm wondering what a set of Lansdowne dampers might make?

Norton=a bottomless hole that you feel obligated to throw money into :eek:
 
MikeG said:
I installed a set of Consentino fork bushings and seals from NYC Norton just before riding to the national meet in NY and what a difference they have made. I had been running alloy dampers and stock bushings before, but the new bushings have given it a much more responsive feel, even at the moderate pace I ride most of the time. Now I'm wondering what a set of Lansdowne dampers might make?

Norton=a bottomless hole that you feel obligated to throw money into :eek:
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They are a good upgrade, and increase the feel overall. Nice to have dialable settings.

Or, you can get the Cosentino fork damper kit

Products – Cosentino Engineering

www.cosentinoengineering.com www.cosentinoengineering.com
 
Onders right!
I was talking to someone yesterday & realised only the head casting was left on my race bike.
 
MikeG said:
I installed a set of Consentino fork bushings and seals from NYC Norton just before riding to the national meet in NY and what a difference they have made. I had been running alloy dampers and stock bushings before, but the new bushings have given it a much more responsive feel, even at the moderate pace I ride most of the time. Now I'm wondering what a set of Lansdowne dampers might make?

Norton=a bottomless hole that you feel obligated to throw money into :eek:
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Mike,
I would encourage you to have a look at the Cosentino units.Great customer service and work like a charm.
Mike
 
Ying, I have little doubt that you are right. However, the tawdry subject of cost will come up. John said he made his dampers as an affordable upgrade, which they are. Not the best, but better. I have two sets, one for the Commando and one for the Trident. My only real complaint is one side is for the up the other for the down. Seems to me that that isn't the best way to do it.
 
Onder said:
Ying, I have little doubt that you are right. However, the tawdry subject of cost will come up. John said he made his dampers as an affordable upgrade, which they are. Not the best, but better. I have two sets, one for the Commando and one for the Trident. My only real complaint is one side is for the up the other for the down. Seems to me that that isn't the best way to do it.
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Lots of forks are like that, even posh ones.
 
Onder said:
Ying, I have little doubt that you are right. However, the tawdry subject of cost will come up. John said he made his dampers as an affordable upgrade, which they are. Not the best, but better. I have two sets, one for the Commando and one for the Trident. My only real complaint is one side is for the up the other for the down. Seems to me that that isn't the best way to do it.
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Order,
I was in no way criticizing the Landsdowne units and was very pleased to see Don Pender keeping them available. I just wanted to let everyone know that there are other options.
Mike
 
No worries, after all I have two sets. If I was willing to really be nuts I go for the insane level ones. NO need for them I probably could get along just fine with the stock front end. My foot rest scratching days are past.
 
For those that have installed the Landsdowne and Cosentino Bushes, what Fork oil and level are you running?
 
MichaelB said:
For those that have installed the Landsdowne and Cosentino Bushes, what Fork oil and level are you running?
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OH, OH - OIL THREAD ALERT!!!

I have the Landsdowne dampers, and use 150ml per JRB's specification.

10w Bel Ray Hi Perf fork oil.

Beware, all 10w fork oils are not created equally. This table is sorted by real viscosity (centiStokes), not by nominal weight.


Suspension Fluid - Pvdwiki

www.peterverdone.com www.peterverdone.com

Edit: JS Turcite bushes
 
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Mark Savage said:
As the instructions say 150cc for the Landsdownes, however it did say on the Consentino guide that a thicker grade of fork oil can now be used as there is less stiction. I'd already bought the 10w (Castrol) by then so I might use a 15w next time just to see if I can tell any difference.
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I used to use 10w Castrol and tried it again after I rebuilt the forks. Wasn't really happy with it.

Tried the Bel Ray and have not looked back.
 
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