rear suspension

[johnny aka]

New to forum and have a old bird who has a sagging bottom when 2 up lol.
The settings on the shocker were half way bike just sank 2 up,removed shock tightened spring1 1/2 inches fully wound ajusterup to hard .am I doing the right thing or what shall I do.
Im 15 stone pillion is 10 stone plus luggage . Not that I have had any luggage on the bike yet .
Any suggestions welcome .
different spring
or is the oil damping the problem how can you tell
rebuild shock
or will another fit of any other bike .

 

[Jaws]

New to forum and have a old bird who has a sagging bottom when 2 up lol.
The settings on the shocker were half way bike just sank 2 up,removed shock tightened spring1 1/2 inches fully wound ajusterup to hard .am I doing the right thing or what shall I do.
Im 15 stone pillion is 10 stone plus luggage . Not that I have had any luggage on the bike yet .
Any suggestions welcome .
different spring
or is the oil damping the problem how can you tell
rebuild shock
or will another fit of any other bike .

Hi and welcome

If the bike has done more than 25000 miles chances are the skock is shot and would more than benefit from a rebuild..
I am still doing custom shock builds for folk, so drop me a line and I will send you all the info
I am away from tomorrow morning until Monday so do not panic if I do not reply till then ( john@jaws-motorcycles.co.uk )

 

[andyBeaker]

New to forum and have a old bird who has a sagging bottom when 2 up lol.
The settings on the shocker were half way bike just sank 2 up,removed shock tightened spring1 1/2 inches fully wound ajusterup to hard .am I doing the right thing or what shall I do.
Im 15 stone pillion is 10 stone plus luggage . Not that I have had any luggage on the bike yet .
Any suggestions welcome .
different spring
or is the oil damping the problem how can you tell
rebuild shock
or will another fit of any other bike .

I can recommend JAWs exchange units - relatively cheap and work,well.

You might also want to think about changing the front springs while you are at it - the uprated items make a discernible difference to the front end - hard to,describe, the best word I have is 'plusher'.

 

[Ned52]

I second that, done the front springs about 600 miles ago and 'plusher' is a good word for it,
will be getting the rear shock done by Jaws as soon as.

 

[johnny aka]

The shocker will have to wait for a rebuild but done its job for my trip to the Isle of Man TT. Unfortunately the mot was done and failed on head bearing which is not to bad to do but the numpty who owned the bike before me has used the imperial allen keys to kindly round off the fittings.
Need info on getting rid of duel braking system any down sides and can you buy a complete of hoses. or has any one got agood set of front hoses and would just keep the system .

 

[andyBeaker]

The shocker will have to wait for a rebuild but done its job for my trip to the Isle of Man TT. Unfortunately the mot was done and failed on head bearing which is not to bad to do but the numpty who owned the bike before me has used the imperial allen keys to kindly round off the fittings.
Need info on getting rid of duel braking system any down sides and can you buy a complete of hoses. or has any one got agood set of front hoses and would just keep the system .

JAWS Motorcycles sells delinking kits - the place for all things Bird. http://www.jaws-motorcycles.com/

I have done many, many miles on both linked and delinked Birds.

Personal opinion - I wouldn't bother delinking unless your first name is Valentino. In the real world there is bugger all difference, the rear brake is pretty poor in any event. If anything I preferred the linked set up.

 

[slim63]

I delinked the brakes on mine & much preferred it but don't expect modern 4 or 6 pot stopping power out of the fronts if you do it, on the rear yes the brake is utter crap unless you change the master cylinder, I cant quite remember but I think the one I put on came from a 1200 bandit & I got an excellent brake

the other thing that delinking the brakes will show up is the utterly crap front suspension new springs & some messing around is needed to get that anything like right imo

 

[johnny aka]

Thanks for the info about the brake system the braded hose kits are a few quid but its like spaggetti with all those hose on the front end .

 

[slim63]

Thanks for the info about the brake system the braded hose kits are a few quid but its like spaggetti with all those hose on the front end .

I managed to find a second hand delink bracket on ebay & had new hoses made up to suit normal brakes, if you cant find one the only real option is to buy the jaws kit or make the bracket if you have the skills

PS you will be running out of free posts soon so might want to consider becoming a sponsor, it really is worth the £5,50 for all the help & info you will receive

 

[andyBeaker]

I managed to find a second hand delink bracket on ebay & had new hoses made up to suit normal brakes, if you cant find one the only real option is to buy the jaws kit or make the bracket if you have the skills

PS you will be running out of free posts soon so might want to consider becoming a sponsor, it really is worth the £5,50 for all the help & info you will receive

And you will get access to all areas that will almost certainly answer any Bird related questions you may have

 

[Pow-Lo]

New to forum and have a old bird who has a sagging bottom when 2 up lol.
The settings on the shocker were half way bike just sank 2 up,removed shock tightened spring1 1/2 inches fully wound ajusterup to hard .am I doing the right thing or what shall I do.
Im 15 stone pillion is 10 stone plus luggage . Not that I have had any luggage on the bike yet .
Any suggestions welcome .
different spring
or is the oil damping the problem how can you tell
rebuild shock
or will another fit of any other bike .

How dare you start a motorcycle related thread on here!

Anyone would think this is a bike forum, FFS!

 

[Centaur]

Relax Pow-Lo. When he's a sponsor he will start posting about important things like tits.

 

[Pow-Lo]

Relax Pow-Lo. When he's a sponsor he will start posting about important things like tits.

Let's hope so, Will.I.Was. Nothing is more important than tits!

 

[Squag1]

Let's hope so, Will.I.Was. Nothing is more important than tits!

Particularly Blue Tits or Coal Tits

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[fertangyangkipperbang.....uh]

New to forum and have a old bird who has a sagging bottom when 2 up lol.
The settings on the shocker were half way bike just sank 2 up,removed shock tightened spring1 1/2 inches fully wound ajusterup to hard .am I doing the right thing or what shall I do.
Im 15 stone pillion is 10 stone plus luggage . Not that I have had any luggage on the bike yet .
Any suggestions welcome .
different spring
or is the oil damping the problem how can you tell
rebuild shock
or will another fit of any other bike .

Just fitted Hagon front and rear on a '96- has transformed the bike - recommended

 

[johnny aka]

Thanks for the titty pics boys sorry about taking about old birds, but here I go again. lol

Done the arse end its all plumped up and firm when pushed hard and long.
The front end is sagging so I have ripped all the sussy gear off and going to change the lube-ri-ladyparts.
Can anyone tell me the the gap between legs. oups (air gap) on the front forks honda standard spec springs in or out

 

[andyBeaker]

Thanks for the titty pics boys sorry about taking about old birds, but here I go again. lol

Done the arse end its all plumped up and firm when pushed hard and long.
The front end is sagging so I have ripped all the sussy gear off and going to change the lube-ri-Slob.
Can anyone tell me the the gap between legs. oups (air gap) on the front forks honda standard spec springs in or out

All the information you need is in the Help section and probably the Technical Spec area.......