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What Are Triumph Thinking

Started by Chris Canning, July 17, 2015, 11:25:35 PM

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blacktiger

Quote from: Bixxer Bob on July 30, 2015, 07:24:20 PM
Considering it's Chris and Howie we are talking about, I thought it had been pretty tame up till now   :augie

I just wonder why Chris isn't still riding a T110? Or maybe those new fangled Carburettor things are too complicated and too expensive to service. :^_^
2013 800XC 33000 miles & counting.

motoOzarks

What would air suspension do in a situation of variables?

As far as replacing a spring?

Have had:  Girelli Bronco 50, Honda xr70, Yamaha YZ80, Yamaha MX175, Suzuki TS250, Honda XR350, Honda XR500, Honda XL600r, Suzuki DR200, Suzuki GS1100e, Honda Ruckas 49, BMW F650GS
Have:  Yamaha TW200, Suzuki DRZ400s, Triumph Tiger 955i

Nick Calne

Works fine on my mountain bike. Can't imagine why it hasn't been adopted on motorbikes.
Is it really an adventure bike if its wheels never see dirt?

Mustang

Quote from: nickcalne on July 31, 2015, 05:22:38 PM
Works fine on my mountain bike. Can't imagine why it hasn't been adopted on motorbikes.
what do you suppose is in the remote reservoir on a steamer  ? :augie












it's an air bladder that you pump up with nitrogen to 140 psi , so basically you have an air shock  :nod

motoOzarks

I meant as a replacement for the spring entirely.

Have had:  Girelli Bronco 50, Honda xr70, Yamaha YZ80, Yamaha MX175, Suzuki TS250, Honda XR350, Honda XR500, Honda XL600r, Suzuki DR200, Suzuki GS1100e, Honda Ruckas 49, BMW F650GS
Have:  Yamaha TW200, Suzuki DRZ400s, Triumph Tiger 955i

JayDub

Quote from: Mustang on July 31, 2015, 05:36:00 PM
what do you suppose is in the remote reservoir on a steamer  ? :augie
In mine?.... porridge!
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Mustang

Quote from: motoOzarks on July 31, 2015, 05:53:11 PM
I meant as a replacement for the spring entirely.
Honda did it way back when on a cb900

nickjtc

Quote from: Mustang on July 31, 2015, 06:07:41 PM
Honda did it way back when on a cb900

Now THAT was a bike!! Honda answering a whole bunch of questions that nobody was asking.  :icon_wink:
"That which does not kill us reminds us to wear motorcycle specific clothing!"

JayDub

That was a bike to die for on.
Typically for bikes of that era, the frame wasn't quite man enough for the motor... loadsa fun just the same - mine was black  :icon_biggrin:
"When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened, or not."

nickjtc

Quote from: JayDub on July 31, 2015, 07:57:24 PM
loadsa fun just the same - mine was black  :icon_biggrin:

How did you like the dual range tranny?
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JayDub

I wasn't aware of its existence  :icon_eek:
Was it just on the later model? Or custom - Mine was a 1979.
Midrange power was good
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Mustang



back to our regular programming...............

JayDub

"When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened, or not."

blacktiger

Quote from: motoOzarks on July 31, 2015, 05:17:23 PM
What would air suspension do in a situation of variables?

As far as replacing a spring?

Adds a whole lot of new variables.
Air is actually a very good spring. In a closed system it is a natural rising rate spring. Most people forget that your forks are all air assisted because of the air gap on top of the oil. Alter the oil level and you also alter the air assistance.
2013 800XC 33000 miles & counting.

Sin_Tiger

Quote from: blacktiger on July 31, 2015, 10:06:12 PM
Adds a whole lot of new variables.
Air is actually a very good spring. In a closed system it is a natural rising rate spring. Most people forget that your forks are all air assisted because of the air gap on top of the oil. Alter the oil level and you also alter the air assistance.

:nod that's why the dirt jockeys have valves on the top of their fork tubes, they just pump them up or let it out to suit the going.
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