Triumphrat

whatisit · 09-30-2005, 11:13 AM

I'm finished with the F3 fork internals (thanks for the help and inspiration thruxtonone and thrux-ton-up!) what a difference!! I got a set from a '97 & am using the stock springs & valves. I'm currently using 7wt oil, I may try another weight later but it seems great as is. The ZRX shocks are a bit on the stiff side, even at their softest setting, but a huge improvement none the less. The points that the preload adjuster ramps sit into can be removed and a second set is built into the shock body that will take up where the originals leave off, allowing further adjustment into the soft range. It is a permanent mod though, and regaining the stiffer settings will then be impossible. The consensus on the stock ZRX shocks at ZRXOA.COM is that they are way oversprung to start with, plenty of guys have done this mod & are happier with the shocks afterward. I presently get only 10mm of sag from the rears when I sit my 150lb butt on the thrux. I'll ride with 'em for a while before I decide for sure to do that modification. These shocks are rebuildable and have both compression and rebound dampening adjustments. I paid $250 for a used set and saw a few sets go for a similar amount on ebay, they're in high demand for other project bikes I guess. Along with this stuff I finally lowered the clip-ons to a respectable position, it was driving me nuts getting friendly waves and compliments from guys with apehangers. Also tons of aluminum polishing including triple clamp & gauge plate (which is now mounted under the triple clamp). The rest of the details are along with the pics on page two of my photoalbum, just go to the V-X album & I'm whatisit. here's one pic if you're too lazy.

[ This message was edited by: whatisit on 2005-09-30 09:19 ]

Thrux-ton-up · 09-30-2005, 12:00 PM

Project looks great - nice job on the polishing. JCW

Mancha · 09-30-2005, 12:20 PM

The lowered clipons are daring. I'm half-tempted to do that myself. The lowered gauge plate looks good as well, although it leaves those eysore bolt holes at the top. You should plug them and/or get longer bolts and put acorn nuts on them.

thruxtonone · 09-30-2005, 12:23 PM

Looks great, you guys have convinced me I need to polish the fork legs over the winter.-T1

customcafe · 09-30-2005, 04:56 PM

Do you find that the extra inch of drop in the bars is a real noticeable difference? Looks and comfort wise? I have thought about this too, but thought it seemed to make nary a difference.

As an aside, do you know what to re-torque those bolts too on the clips, plus what did you attach the little black attacher to anything, or leave it hanging there?

thanks,

cheers, jason

whatisit · 09-30-2005, 10:24 PM

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On 2005-09-30 14:56, customcafe wrote:
Do you find that the extra inch of drop in the bars is a real noticeable difference? Looks and comfort wise? I have thought about this too, but thought it seemed to make nary a difference.

As an aside, do you know what to re-torque those bolts too on the clips, plus what did you attach the little black attacher to anything, or leave it hanging there?

thanks,

cheers, jason

I don't think the lower clip ons make a HUGE difference either in comfort or looks, just something I wanted to do. For the clip-ons torque I just refered to my bonneville shop manual (got it before the thrux manual was available) top yoke (triple clamp) torque settings. It stated 20nm for the bonnie/T100 & 27nm for the america/speedmaster. I went with 20nm. If they move around I'll tighten 'em more. I'm not sure what attacher you're refering to?

customcafe · 09-30-2005, 11:31 PM

There is another bolt under the clip ons that attaches to the bottom of the top triple tree. That is what I was refering to.

I also really liked your idea for the lowering of the instruments, so I went ahead and did it. Looks real nice now, much more streamlined. Kudos to you for kicking in my modding bug again! What method did you use to attach them? I went with longer bolts and came from the top, puting a nut and lock washer on the bottom, seems to work pretty good for me.

cheers, jason

whatisit · 10-01-2005, 11:07 AM

Oh yeah, the little hidden bolts. They must just be for aligning the clip-ons at the factory, I just left them empty once I lowered them, I didn't bother to cut off the tab before I polished them because it can't really be seen anyow. For spacing the gauge plate to clear the its little hump in the middle, I cut two pieces of thick rubber and drilled a couple holes in 'em.

customcafe · 10-01-2005, 10:39 PM

Thats a good idea, I just used stainless spacers to cover the gap, I thought about grinding the piece, but thought twice. Thanks for your help.

cheers, jason