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    short vs full length levers

    Awesome, thanks guys! @Mighty Mouse I was considering trying that too then just passing the levers on as I bought the ones I really wanted.
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    short vs full length levers

    Looking at replacing the stock levers. My biggest question so far is short vs full length. I think the only thing to be gained would be flexibility in throttle/brake operation without the no-no of keeping some fingers behind the brake lever. But maybe in an emergency stop some smoothness would...
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    New R3s

    Having bought my Roadster last summer I was sort of annoyed that the new Rocket was announced right after. Then I saw some pictures and was relieved that it didn't look anywhere near as good, saw some specs and was happy that it wasn't much of an improvement and certainly not out of reach of a...
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    Hi

    Welcome! Classy ride! How long you had her?
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    Healtech QuickShifter problem

    Hey I commented on your facebook post as well but I have not done this personally so will reply here too, to fuel discussion. It looks like the design of that system is for up to four cylinders. The instructions say to tape off the unused green wire. Based on that schematic it doesn't look...
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    Triumph TE-1

    People don't pay attention to motorcycles the way it is. What the hobby really doesn't need is a vehicle that is dead silent.
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    LED accent lights

    You are going to get WAY better answers from loads of smarter people but before they get here... A lot of electrical components seem to pick off of the tail-light power line. Depending on your power requirements that might be a candidate. Maybe other light power lines if your power requirements...
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    Rear Shock Length (and how it changes the ride)

    @warp9.9 Thanks very much! Yeah the plan was shocks, then rear, then front. I honestly just HAVE to ditch these progressive 412s they are killing me. So maybe I just go with standard height shocks now just to get them swapped out then start messing with tire diameter and eventually change shock...
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    Rear Shock Length (and how it changes the ride)

    @barbagris sorry you lost me on the ABS not coping. ABS won't cope with too much of an angle change? In general I am looking at extending the rear shock length to 335mm at this point. Together with the exedra on back I had expected that to give me somewhere around 25mm of total lift. I'm...
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    Rear Shock Length (and how it changes the ride)

    @1olbull ah right so basically you changed the levels by almost 1 inch total. What was you overall opinion is it right where you want it? wish you had gone farther or not so far? What kind of riding are you doing and is this your roadster or classic?
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    Rear Shock Length (and how it changes the ride)

    @barbagris I am on the stock metz right now but will go exedra max (which i understand is taller) when they need replacement (next year if not sooner). @1olbull That graphic is awesome, I did not think altering the rear shock would so dramatically effect trail but obviously its because I just...
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    Rear Shock Length (and how it changes the ride)

    Hello Again, I thought this was going to be an easy thing to figure out but I have found some really different suggestions around the forums here as well as over on triumph rats forums. I am trying to better understand how rear shot length changes the dynamics of the bike. I find it hard to...
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    Piggyback

    @barbagris Indeed, I plan for the next project to be front forks. Last I heard MAXTON does not ship to states is that correct? Traxxion AK-20s have definitely caught my eye. Not to get too off topic but it seems like wilber only has front springs which I could then use different oil weights...
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    Piggyback

    @Tal Good idea, when I talked to GAZI i mentioned piggybacks and they seemed to agree in that they suggested remote reservoirs and I got the impression from them that they were necessary. But yeah maybe that is not the case if shocks can be custom built
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    Piggyback

    I'm riding roadster too. I was thinking about the cans fouling on the fender so assumed you were riding touring (narrower tail) But yeah obviously wrong on source of fouling. Since the bevel housing the same on both I would assume that anything that works for one would work for the other like...
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