big J

Yep

Damn you to hell,Mike Wilson.Damn you to hell

Nope

Nah,stick it in.

Havent they stopped using the Cad plating? For the Buell,might be an idea to check US military surplus suppliers for the unc/unf stuff.

I dunno about your neck of the woods,but there's a guy in Dublin who used to be a technician for WP suspension in 'mericky.He does a lot of scramblers over here,so maybe if you try a shop that deals with KTM or the moto cross stuff you should get it ok.

I like the looks of the Magni myself,though whether I'd ever get round to buying one is a different matter.Steve,could the brackets not be slotted or somehow raised a bit?

Yes Keith,no problem.I just got the number off the internet,called them and had a wee chat. It arrived about a week later,pretty good considering the Irish postal system makes Moto Guzzi look like Honda. edit-Here ye go 0044(0)2476 717100 Redline Europe Or maybe a it's a premium cost porn line

If you can get hold of a 6 point torx spline type socket,they can sometimes be knocked in and will grip a worn allen hex.

What's involved in reflashing an ECU?

They do indeed,but if you go direct to Redline,you wont be paying a demonic mark up. Just search for Redline uk or something. I like Castrol R4 15/50 synth,it doesnt seem to produce mayonnaise like the Mobil1 did in my case.

Rat it?Ah,I dimly remember a young Nogette,flushed with the first burst of spring and his mighty new steed. How far have we fallen?Is this what we have become? My belief in the goodness of mankind has indeed been shaken.

BOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNGGG!!! Mister moderator,give that man a well deserved point

The commute might be lengthy,but I can start Monday. If I leave now Fine pronunciation,Greg.I'm impressed!

Nope,not a Jawa.Right neighbourhood,tho The other lads are very warm.

Greg,please. Lists of prices should never be put up like that.Scary reading. I believe the correct reply is in the manner of- "Ah,listen,they're not that dear and they'll make such a huge difference to your bike,you'll wonder how you ever lived without them.C'mon,imagine how they'll feel,that unquantifiable plushness and luxury.But,picture the scene,somewhere down the road when a buddy offers you a go on his Ohlins equipped stallion.The chasm of regret torn within your soul will be unbridgeable when you remount your own lesser machine. Compared to that,the price is trifling.Practically a give-away.

Nice to know,there's a gsf just about everywhere nowadays.

Not yet Guy,I was working away most of last year and didnt get the chance.Like yourself I spoke to Richard about it and it's on the cards.I've ridden a good few bikes set up by them,never failed to be hugely impressed. I suppose like a lot of folk,I would always have gone looking for more power to improve my bike til I got the chance to find out what a difference a properly engineered suspension makes.Fair opened my eyes. As a bonus,the guys at Maxton are spot on.First class engineers but always willing to help.

There's a big difference isnt there.Damping quality and feel are vastly improved,miles over stock. As you say,bodgery is fun,but theres a world of improvement to be found letting the guys who know what they're at do it properly.

Go for it ,Jim.

Year,model and size as usual,chaps.

Yeah,I know.I just wanted a straightforward answer.It's not as if I made a pie from his cat.

Some more random thoughts. No matter how hard you try,you wont bend an axle Unless you hit something. Whilst a conventional fork,with both compression and rebound damping in the same leg is best set up as one of an identical pair,the separate functions of the Marzocchi fork are possibly a different matter.It could be the case that while static measured volume is identical,displaced volume may vary.The differing displacement characteristics under dynamic load have not been as yet analysed or recorded.There might be a greater spring effect in one leg or the other already? Plenty of motorcycle forks have hydraulic lock on full compression.They're designed that way in conjunction with spring length,rate,damping characteristics,etc.

LOL,well,I dunno about medication,but certainly the whisky bottle I have recently taken out a short term lease on had definite anaesthetic qualities. Anyhow,having reread both our posts,I still cannot believe that Ratchethack,the great defender of truth,wisdom,clarity,reason,blah,blah,would illustrate his main point with a "conceptual" graph. It refers to and concludes nothing,as stated before,it is meaningless lines on a square.To have any meaningful authority,there should be at least a reference to the type of forks used.Are they conventional or USD?Conventional tele's flex considerably more than USD's.What wall thickness of tubing was involved?Are the bending forces indicative of the forces incurred by racing slick type tyres,road tyres or a static tensile load? Why are the volumes of oil and air fixed?The variables of differing oil/air volumes to maximum chamber volume are not fixed,so therefore any rising rate effect cannot be predicted.Furthermore,no mention of the effects of temperature on the subject,nothing on whether the damping type tested was needle valve based or shim stack,linear or non-linear full compression bump stop,etc,etc,etc??????????It does make a difference,you know. Yeah,I like old war films. You may well have stripped your forks down,but you recently posted that "despite tipping them up at different angles,you didnt think you could get all the old oil out."or words to that effect.That was why I posted that you had to strip the forks completely to get it all out.You have posted quite a few times about draining the forks by inverting them,but I havent seen where you informed that the rebound leg has to be completely to get the oil out.Hence my presumption. I'd still like an explanation,thanks.I am always interested in this stuff,always have been. Since I worked at "Specials",building and testing Harris and Spondon framed machines for road and track,building a ZX-RR superbike-financed by Kawasaki UK,for a TT winner and BSS champion, assisting in set up and development for gawd knows how many proddie racers,it's always tickled me how folk can proscribe what the ideal set up may be.I found through testing that any 2 different riders could have entirely different preferences on the same machine,which makes set up for an endurance racer,where 3 riders share the same bike,highly problematic to say the least.Funnily enough,a lot seemed to depend upon background.Guys coming from Italian or old Brit bikes generally liked a firmer damping profile,guys more used to Jappers liked it softer and "floatier"(technical term ) Finally,I've seen the way you reply to Dave and Ryan when you are questioned at length on a subject or been wound up a little and didnt want any of the same,just a matter of fact statement would be nice. It was not intended to piss you off. No apology necessary,thank you.Just a little more clarity perhaps could avoid misunderstanding.