I'll stand by that man, he's asking about putting a front end on an old bike, not showing us how he reduced his bike's curb weight by strategically removing material from the frame and swingarm. now, I'm no nasa engineer, but my guess is that most technologies have improved in the last 40 years, front suspension included, he may not know all the details, but improving the front suspension on these old bikes is a big improvement, having ridden many as well as built and designed many front ends incorporating cartridge forks, I can personally attest to that, know any stock gs850 front ends that can get the back wheel off the ground under braking without tucking under and eating shit? instead of sitting here and waiting to get trolled, and also imagining trolling where it isn't, maybe offer some help, I see lots of valid posts with valid questions just get buried with the most popular posts, which basically read as a bunch of grumpy old farts shitting on anyone doing anything to motorcycles other than filing the flash off the cooling fins or changing the oil.Ahhh, "cafe builders".
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.... same thing with furniture, it doesn't have to be straight or not wobble, or keep thing from rolling off it, or not collapse when sat upon, it's personal taste man... if I want a dining room set that endangers the life of my dinner party guests, then it doesn't need second hand approval
It's a ridiculous statement but stand by it if you wish.I'll stand by that man, he's asking about putting a front end on an old bike, not showing us how he reduced his bike's curb weight by strategically removing material from the frame and swingarm. now, I'm no nasa engineer, but my guess is that most technologies have improved in the last 40 years, front suspension included, he may not know all the details, but improving the front suspension on these old bikes is a big improvement, having ridden many as well as built and designed many front ends incorporating cartridge forks, I can personally attest to that, know any stock gs850 front ends that can get the back wheel off the ground under braking without tucking under and eating shit? instead of sitting here and waiting to get trolled, and also imagining trolling where it isn't, maybe offer some help, I see lots of valid posts with valid questions just get buried with the most popular posts, which basically read as a bunch of grumpy old farts shitting on anyone doing anything to motorcycles other than filing the flash off the cooling fins or changing the oil.
uh huh. lol.It's a ridiculous statement but stand by it if you wish.
The OP bike is a bloody shaft drive cruiser, who the fuck cares if it can "get the back end off the ground under heavy braking". You sound like your "builds" involves turning lumps to turds.
Really? As hard as you could???nope, don't work for showa, but have taken bikes with front ends I build and designed to the track and actually run them as hard as I could. ...