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Fullauto said:I always wondered why people fitted steering dampers to Commandos and I'm still wondering.
To treat symptoms of a problem they haven't been able to troubleshoot and correct.
Fullauto said:I always wondered why people fitted steering dampers to Commandos and I'm still wondering.
grandpaul said:Fullauto said:I always wondered why people fitted steering dampers to Commandos and I'm still wondering.
To treat symptoms of a problem they haven't been able to troubleshoot and correct.
Fullauto said:Carbonfibre said:Rohan said:Did he meet Elvis ?
Öhlins is the name you think of for serious competition suspension. ??
In quite a lot of fields.
There is a very big difference between serious race winning suspension though, and comfortable road suspension for cooking motorbikes...
Most people are certainly happy with cheaply made off the shelf suspension, but just because some are content with parts that simply dont work, doesnt mean everyone feels the same! Those that dont want rubbish handling go to people like Maxton, who is I think the only place in the world where you would be able to get top class suspension made in house, for just about any bike you care to mention.
Quite a statement. It's funny you know, my Commando doesn't have "rubbish handling", in fact it steers and handles beautifully but it doesn't have Maxton suspension.
Gee, I never knew I needed it before you told us about it.
Carbonfibre said:Rohan said:Did he meet Elvis ?
Öhlins is the name you think of for serious competition suspension. ??
In quite a lot of fields.
There is a very big difference between serious race winning suspension though, and comfortable road suspension for cooking motorbikes...
Most people are certainly happy with cheaply made off the shelf suspension, but just because some are content with parts that simply dont work, doesnt mean everyone feels the same! Those that dont want rubbish handling go to people like Maxton, who is I think the only place in the world where you would be able to get top class suspension made in house, for just about any bike you care to mention.
jeffdavison said:Same logoc.... if you don't drive a Mercedes, Bentley, Ferrari or the like for your daily drive, you are therefore, settling to drive a P.O.S. ?
Fullauto said:Carbonfibre said:Rohan said:Did he meet Elvis ?
Öhlins is the name you think of for serious competition suspension. ??
In quite a lot of fields.
There is a very big difference between serious race winning suspension though, and comfortable road suspension for cooking motorbikes...
Most people are certainly happy with cheaply made off the shelf suspension, but just because some are content with parts that simply dont work, doesnt mean everyone feels the same! Those that dont want rubbish handling go to people like Maxton, who is I think the only place in the world where you would be able to get top class suspension made in house, for just about any bike you care to mention.
Quite a statement. It's funny you know, my Commando doesn't have "rubbish handling", in fact it steers and handles beautifully but it doesn't have Maxton suspension.
Gee, I never knew I needed it before you told us about it.
SteveA said:Carbonfibre said:I would have thought anyone with much knowledge of serious motorcycling would know exactly who Ron Williams is?
Ron Williams has retired now, but the business supplies a huge section of the classic racing world as well as modern bikes, and few know as much about making a bike work around the Isle of Man. They are extremely well respected in the racing world, and they will improve any road bike for actually very little cost comparative to standard parts.
And yes they know a bit about Commando forks, they do Manx and Seeley front ends, based on the standard Norton fork sliders and the rest built by them, or they will mod your Commando ones as you want, but they recommend using their own sliders, which are a '70s Ceriani replica, in which they can more accurately fit better bushes and achieve lower stiction, and before you say yes of course they would, the cost is around the same for either due to the extra machining and fitting required on the Norton sliders.
Take a look at the Classic Manx and you will find a huge amount of there products and it is the same in the UK Classic Racing MC race paddock.
Carbonfibre said:SteveA said:Carbonfibre said:I would have thought anyone with much knowledge of serious motorcycling would know exactly who Ron Williams is?
Ron Williams has retired now, but the business supplies a huge section of the classic racing world as well as modern bikes, and few know as much about making a bike work around the Isle of Man. They are extremely well respected in the racing world, and they will improve any road bike for actually very little cost comparative to standard parts.
And yes they know a bit about Commando forks, they do Manx and Seeley front ends, based on the standard Norton fork sliders and the rest built by them, or they will mod your Commando ones as you want, but they recommend using their own sliders, which are a '70s Ceriani replica, in which they can more accurately fit better bushes and achieve lower stiction, and before you say yes of course they would, the cost is around the same for either due to the extra machining and fitting required on the Norton sliders.
Take a look at the Classic Manx and you will find a huge amount of there products and it is the same in the UK Classic Racing MC race paddock.
I would think anyone who is serious about getting any classic bike to work as well as can possibly be expected, wouldnt go far wrong with Maxton suspension! Most people think suspension is a simply a case of bolting on parts, but in reality its a bit like jetting a carb from scratch, in that a bike fitted with a carb with settings that are an educated guess is not going to run anywhere near as well as one thats been properly tuned on a rolling road.
john robert bould said:Well I had to smile today. I have a Pre-featherbed fork conversion Model 7 1953.
As i use Commando stanchions i called in Norvil, I had a choice , Genuine or Pattern..So i asked the question.
Reply " Genuine are £86 pattern £70" I asked "what is the differance"? other than £16 quid :lol:
Well one pair had a genuine Norvil lable,the other NOT!
Basicly one set Birmingham the other anyone's guess, well i could not under stand the wrapping writing.
Reading between the lines, Purchase's from well regarded suppliers get the Norvil bag,others dont. So i have answered my own original post.
About a year ago i had a set of my adjustable dampers on EBay, I had a email "Are these Genuine Lansdowne dampers" made me smile
ZFD said:Jeff,
Re. fender. Sorry, everybody and his dog wanted Norton parts before Christmas. We (Andover Norton Team) have discussed it and it looks as if our manufacturer has failed to polish the tool marks out on some of the last batch. As they are not normally unwrapped before we put them in store they slipped through. A case of their foreman supposedly off ill and nobody giving a s**t in his absence. We have now checked the remaining examples and will have them polished up.
I can't offer anything that but you send yours back to Old Britts for exchange and we sort out with Fred and Ella what to do with the offending fenders (!) they have in stock.
Regards
Joe