The Kenny Dreer VR880 undressed

The last bike photo posted has a pair of air shocks. Has anyone ever heard of a source for them?

P.S. Kenny may have dropped the headsteady and any type of isolastic or panhard arm up there is that they wreck havoc with the alloy cylinders he was using.

bpatton said:

The last bike photo posted has a pair of air shocks. Has anyone ever heard of a source for them?

P.S. Kenny may have dropped the headsteady and any type of isolastic or panhard arm up there is that they wreck havoc with the alloy cylinders he was using.

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http://www.fournales.fr/

French site, but they do seem to have them for Commandos http://www.fournales.fr/catalogue/2_Rou ... Yamaha.htm

If you need more info, you can write them at infos@fournales.fr I don't know if they will reply in english, but if you need help, send me a PM and I will contact them for you.

Jean

Yes, the bottom steady makes much more sense.

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Jeandr said:

There is a lot of text but also lots of pictures and for the language challenged, "suite" = NEXT PAGE

Jean

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Thanks for the translation Jean.

How I wish I'd paid more attention in grade 3 french class back in Winnipeg. How I envy you multi language folks now!

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RennieK said:

Thanks for the translation Jean.

How I wish I'd paid more attention in grade 3 french class back in Winnipeg. How I envy you multi language folks now!

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Happy Canada day

Jean

BUMP

...for interest in the oil-in-frame...

Andy P.
I don't know the reason for the box section but my quess is added capacity and a slosh box or baffle area to keep oil at the supply during braking and cornering.

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Very educational photo's to me, glad I didn't know how Dreer did his before I did OIF Peel. I know one reason he put boxed section right there, Main reason is the factory welds are not completed and air comes and goes there, so why not oil?
I used cold welding Iron Putty stuffed in seams to seal. Dreer did it by hot weld.
2nd reason is box flats give easier install of fittings and a tad more oil volume.

Hose between manifold will act more as oil drain for big bores than a breather since its hooked back to inside pressure volume via TS case via TS vent-drain holes via lifter channels and up or out as the pressure may direct.

Braking will flood front 'vent' tube', so will doing much of a down hill position.
I think I've solved that, but ain't tested to know for sure yet.

I checked on those shocks and I heard back from them today, $830.00 (U.S) shipped to Texas for the Classics for the Commando.

Vince

MichaelB said:

Box channel added, blue fitting is drain, supply line is on bottom

Drain fitting and supply line

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After working on my frame, I now know why Kenny Dreer made that little box under the main spine tube, first and foremost, it is the easiest way to cut the tube that runs inside the main spine and second it provides a low point with side outlets for the drain and the feed to the engine. Kenny is probably putting regular oil tanks back in those bikes because the oil capacity is not enough for hard running bikes like his were meant to be.

Jean

Duh, Jean, why did you have to cut out the though tube? To make room to shove tank back some? I left mine alone. Hey could you give us a report on how thick the spinal metal is.

hobot said:

Duh, Jean, why did you have to cut out the though tube? To make room to shove tank back some? I left mine alone. Hey could you give us a report on how thick the spinal metal is.

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Well for one, it is easier to clean the insides of the main spine, some guys put that argument forwards and it made sense so I removed it. The main spine tube is 14ga or 0.076" thick.

Jean

Ok thanks for the filling in, hope it comes out better than planned.