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Give a good fork to your Bonneville
This New T120 is very attractive, in its category it fulfills
absolutely the mission which is its own; It gives a lot of sensations and its
1200 cc’s completely new bi-cylinder is responding at any rev. The throttle
ride by wire offers the possibility of popping out of trafic with a
surprising vivacité, the horspower are there, nothing supersonic, we’re not
on a Street triple, but frankly there’s an strong answer. Braking system with
its double discs is quite correct, that’s what was missing the old versions
and will continue to miss the street twin of the low range, but here,
everything is ok. The only negative point here could be a very perfectible
shock absorbing system and especially a fork that pumps so much and more, for
a motorcycle of such power and weight, this may be a handicap. This road test
gives us the opportunity to look at an article designed and manufactured in
Italy by the company FreeSpirits to remedy this, unfortunately available only
for the Bonneville ranges from 2001 to 2015, Thruxton 2004 to 2015, Scrambler
2006 to 2016, America, Speedmaster and then on the new street twin, street
cup, street scrambler, the T100 from 2016 and the bobber. Don’t get me wrong,
it’s not a trick to add a shim on the spring but a complete system, conceived
and build in Italy which allows for a much better response from the fork and
greater stability of the front end..
Unscrew the cap from the fork tube. Remove the spacer, spring
and drain the oil.
Pull the fork tube and unlock the allen screw to remove the
damping rod. Watch out! If
necessary use the Special Extractor Code 301303.
For 790-865 cc models, deburr the inside of the hole as in the photo on the
right.
For Models Since 2016, deburr the inside of the hole as in the photo on the
right.
insert reducer then lock the damping rod as photo.
Add the OEM oil or SAE10. Pump the rod down, slowly to vent
air.
Measure the amount from the top edge (Reffer to the chart on page 7).
The measurement is carried out with the stem fully compressed.
Insert the valve into the spring. Be careful :
if the valve
does not block, lightly tighten the spring as photo.
Pull lightly, and check the valve slide as photo. Fit the
spring in as pictured.
Having the stem fully extended, refit the cap.
You’ll find this item clicking HERE,
ask to your regular mechanic expert to order it for you and let him install
it on your motorcycle.
For more information click
here.
Free Spirits Srl
Via G. Marconi, 79
36010 Carrè (VI) - Italy
Tel. +39 (0)445-390437
Fax. +39 (0)445-395539
info@ freespirits.it - www.freespiritsparts.com
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Tuesday, 1 August 2017
Give a good fork to your Bonneville, step-by-step guide from Free Spirits - Italy
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