Triumphrat

ME109

Motorcycle suspension is a dark art practiced after midnight in churchyards. The more sophisticated the components, the more the planes of adjustment and the more the chance of making too many changes at any one time and disappearing up your own a**e.
I am a veteran fair weather biker now, no longer a fast enough rider to warrant sophisticated and expensive aids to raodholding but experienced enough to retain the feel for a well balanced machine.
I'm a Scrambler lover. I've had a few and tried many aftermarket additions and accessories. I have tried Hagon Nitro and Ohlins piggyback shocks and found them both to be excellent, the Ohlins particularly giving a smooth and firmly planted ride. But so expensive. As to the forks which in standard form don't really inspire confidence, I tried progressive springs and then emulators, again with improvements. But still there was something lacking.
I was lucky enough to be offered a cancelled order Steve McQueen T100 from Carl Rosner who gave me a very good part ex for my Scram. I had been wanting to try Bitubo for a while. I contacted the factory direct and was passed to the UK distributor Zion Motorsport. This time I ordered the shocks exactly the length and colour I wanted and a pair of their very clever fork cartridges which all together added up to around the price of a pair of Ohlins piggybacks.
My friends Les and Jason at Trimoto in Greenwich fitted it all along with a Pretech 6 pot caliper. I did a couple of short rides with the C spanner in my pocket and after about three easy adjustments I can report the improvement to be well worth the investment. The bike is just so much more sure footed. I'm a lucky man.

steventhechef

I bought my fork cartridges from Carpimoto (Italy) and they were surprisingly good to deal with, fast shipping and great advice. I would highly recommend them

http://www.carpimoto.com/EN/Bike_Tri...h-Thruxton.htm

They do heaps of Bitubo stuff.

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steventhechef

Eggs & Bacon. A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

NorthernThrux

I hear you. I went through Ricors, Ohlins, Racetech etc. etc. and settled on Bitubos front and rear. Really suit the bike, handle the extra hp well and are well priced. And +1 for carpimoto, where I sourced mine about a year ago.


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2008 Thrux. 1087 TPUSA motor. For Sale in the classifieds

Dwilliams

Another +1 on dealing with Carpimoto, I ordered the Bitubo fork cartridge kit from them on a Thursday and it was delivered to my house in California on Tuesday!

Gary_spain

+1 Bitubo - very happy with my WMB's (360mm) which I purchased from CafeTwin (also in Italy) 'coz they were quite a bit cheaper than Carpimoto. Really good to deal with too.

Saving up for their cartridge fork upgrade - hopefully Santa will be nice to me this year!

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07 Thruxton: TEC 2 into 1, K&N, TTP Breathe Bellmouth, 135 mains, 40 pilots, std. needles, 1 shim (0.65mm). All baffles removed. Bitubo Fork Cartridges. Bitubo Rear Shocks. TEC Steering Damper. 3 Pot Nissin (Honda) brake caliper.

TX1911fan

Any US dealers?

SouthofHeaven

Bellacorse is US dealer but it's quite a bit cheaper (to the tune of $150 from carpimoto)

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07 Thruxton

rodhotter

i have been researching the bitubo shocks for MY2012 bonnie, my understanding they are an internal reservoir setup, are they progressive or dual rate springs, looking for info before i decide thanks as always

ME109

I can't give you a full technical rundown Send an email direct to the factory they will respond in English and explain in detail what you are paying for. Best of luck

rodhotter

thanks, i continued searching getting bits of info, getting closer to a christmas present from me to bonnie!!!