... Nice one Andrew (and Royce of course). Like the neat Voyager-style 'instant rear seat' system, and it will be interesting to hear how the handling is...
... It's that damn Julian Bond (see below). Yes, the handlebars are about 50mm lower and 75mm narrower than they used to be. I thought the steering was too...
... The ComforTmax seat is now 605mm - but that's with no rider weight on the bike, just its own weight. Yamaha say a Tmax seat is 795mm and I bet even that is...
... I forgot my biggest lapse. In direct contradiction of Olde Bobbe's FF rule, the bars were purchased new, not liberated from a scrappie. However they were...
... No, I think it has to be measured with the rider on board. Otherwise a long travel suspension and/or a deep seat cushion (both desirable) are penalised. I...
... wrote: [To Ross's:] ... Aha! Same height as ours (the shame....) welcome to the ranks of the 'Not really a FF' builders Andrew, and you came so close... ...
... <artmidd@e...> ... Oh dear, do we see a pattern emerging in the 'real FF builders' group? Seat-height shame is one thing Arthur, but a front-end that's not...
... It looks lovely Andrew, bloody good job! Glad it works in the wind. Proper colour too. Make a good concept demonstrator for the Chinese..... I measure...
Royce Creasey
royce@...
Jun 1, 2005 11:30 am
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... Quite so Harry. Actually I was reading one of Paul Blezard's articles this morning and he said that at that time (1980's) you were contemplating an FF ...
... completed so ... Utterly First Class Andrew! Don't worry about making whole bikes, just make bits we can use to convert bikes to FF's! Dare I say it but...
... on the ... according to ... Ha! Ha! That makes two of us but the others seem to tolerate us fondly! Rather like when I was speculating about antidive...
... Which rather begs the question as to whether Paul Blez has , er, 'christened' his newly acquired Quasar yet in the same way as he did Graham's Voyager?...
Robin Thomas has kindly provided us with some pics of the Killeen of which one is here at the end of the photos section and all of them are on Bikeweb. Pics...
... Hearty congratulations Andrew - well done! Can't wait to take it for a spin! One thing I'm curious to see is what it looks like from the side - the whole ...
Paul Blezard
paulblez@...
Jun 1, 2005 1:05 pm
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... May be a grading system to decide how hard core an FF is? 10 points for HCS 5 for 'correct' ride height points deducted for every extra inch length 1 point...
... I thought the original bars were too high and wide too and it looks like you have dealt with the problem pretty well. when I tried it I was wondering...
... It is not necessary for an FF to have HCS. If it were then all the Quasars would be out! ... There really is no 'correct' ride height but there is a...
... (So, you explain to people what a rollover image is, but do they pay attention? Do they hell!) Move your cursor over the third row of photos (the ones...
... I must say that I suspect the original higher bars were better under braking - having bent rather than straight arms when braking does mean that you have...
... mean ... Surely meddlers like us should always do what I did on my Phasar, and have just done on my HF 750 Guzzi - fit Jota bars. As well as hours of fun...
Oh dear - Andrew had to say:- ... Some of us did bother to read what you explained and understood first time - I bored Pauline silly at bedtime yesterday...
... A couple of points. First, I liked the ComforTMAX bars width, though they were a bit close to my body. It will be interesting to see how it behaves with...
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