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DAPPH
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Know them as all of those terms, as well as just having a " Racing spoon " ...
A spoon with several short tines cut in the top end so you can stab what you can't easily slurp and the lip you don't usually sup off sharpened to make a good cutting edge ... it saved the weight of two round of 7.6 or there abouts over the old style issued stainless steel KFS gobbling rods.
A spoon with several short tines cut in the top end so you can stab what you can't easily slurp and the lip you don't usually sup off sharpened to make a good cutting edge ... it saved the weight of two round of 7.6 or there abouts over the old style issued stainless steel KFS gobbling rods.
Farside
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Nice score.
And thanks for the proper use of the correct word.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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A long time friend of mine owed me some money, nowt major. But I was able to help him out. I was hoping for the funds to be given back as notes.
A local garage, with a reputation of being Dodgy declined his card and wanted him to use a paper machine. Or leave his card etc. So I steped up and paid the £60.
This seamed to upset the "Gentleman".
But I got this lot.
A B&Q cheepie.
Oh joy, another set.
Then a lump of iron was placed on the counter.
It is need of a lot of TLC.
A lot.
Then some plastic.
It is complete, just needs testing.
A local garage, with a reputation of being Dodgy declined his card and wanted him to use a paper machine. Or leave his card etc. So I steped up and paid the £60.
This seamed to upset the "Gentleman".
But I got this lot.
A B&Q cheepie.
Oh joy, another set.
Then a lump of iron was placed on the counter.
It is need of a lot of TLC.
A lot.
Then some plastic.
It is complete, just needs testing.
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Shox Dr
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I had miles of Scalextric as a kid. My mum hated it. Went to set it up one day and she'd given it away.
Nice find, Circa 1998 and goes for a pretty penny on the Bay of theives
Hood
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CRF1100 ATAS DCT ES
Shox Dr
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whats the leccy suspension do.Just thought I maybe should do long hand
It is the Africa Twin Adventure Sport with DCT transmission and electronic suspension.
Hood
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Goes up and down when you go over bumps
Hood
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Seriously though it has different modes and settings.
For example on preload you can adjust for rider, rider and luggage, rider and pillion, rider pillion and luggage.
You can set up each of these in the menu to suit yourself, range of 1-25 I think.
You also have different damping settings that change with riding mode.
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You also have individual damping settings for front and rear.
Rear is the same.
This is the settings for each modes but User mode 1 and 2 can be set to what you like.
The suspension also automatically adjusts within the modes according to the road conditions, for example the offroad suspension is very supple but if you hit a big bump it stiffens up to stop (or hopefully stop) you bottoming out.
Quite complex but once it is all set up the way you want it is just a button press to change between modes and thus suspension (amongst other setting) I normally ride in the two user modes which I have set up for normal main road riding and the other for narrow country roads.
For example on preload you can adjust for rider, rider and luggage, rider and pillion, rider pillion and luggage.
You can set up each of these in the menu to suit yourself, range of 1-25 I think.
You also have different damping settings that change with riding mode.
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You also have individual damping settings for front and rear.
Rear is the same.
This is the settings for each modes but User mode 1 and 2 can be set to what you like.
The suspension also automatically adjusts within the modes according to the road conditions, for example the offroad suspension is very supple but if you hit a big bump it stiffens up to stop (or hopefully stop) you bottoming out.
Quite complex but once it is all set up the way you want it is just a button press to change between modes and thus suspension (amongst other setting) I normally ride in the two user modes which I have set up for normal main road riding and the other for narrow country roads.
Shox Dr
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Sounds like the Piezo shock Noleen fitted to some of their MTBs in the early 90s. Interesting but totall BS
Hood
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Nah this works well, makes a huge difference to the feel of the suspension and makes things great for different roads, for example for fast twisty roads you have it set up firm and for narrow single track bumpy country roads you set it up soft, it is amazing.
I actually never ordered the ES version as I was happy enough with the manually adjusted suspension I had on my 2021 AT but the dealer ordered the wrong model by mistake so when I noticed I called him up and offered to pay some of it, I had decided I would pay half of the £1500 extra but he said how about £500 and I said ok
Hood
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Some info on it if you are interested or bored
global.honda
Honda Global | suspension
At the beginning of the 1990’s, when engine power was the vogue for every sports bike, one sports bike with a brand new concept, “allowing anyone to savor the joy of riding,” was born. It was the CBR900RR, or “Fireblade” in Europe. The concept was accepted by many bike-lovers, changed the...
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Shox Dr
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Nah this works well, makes a huge difference to the feel of the suspension and makes things great for different roads, for example for fast twisty roads you have it set up firm and for narrow single track bumpy country roads you set it up soft, it is amazing.
I actually never ordered the ES version as I was happy enough with the manually adjusted suspension I had on my 2021 AT but the dealer ordered the wrong model by mistake so when I noticed I called him up and offered to pay some of it, I had decided I would pay half of the £1500 extra but he said how about £500 and I said ok
Do you walk into your house on a night and think. Oh the CH is working well tonight.
Do you turn your wipers on and think Oh they are working well today
No you dont. Why because it just does what its supposed to do. You dont give it a second thought.
So why do you need to feel the difference in how suspension works. Simple you dont. If you can feel the difference then its NOT working.
In MTB sales its called the carpet test. In that the customer can see how well the suspension works in the shop, so it MUST work on the trail. BS. Its for selling bikes. No different in the MC world. Shiney sells.
Correctly sell set up suspension (including spring changes) will make a night and day difference to the handling of the bike in any condition the average punter will feel.
Rant over
