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Bouncing front end

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 10:15 am
by vRSG60
I do a fair bit of my riding along country lanes and B roads. Now as we know even the main roads are poorly maintained and these roads are worse. I find that the front of the scooter bounces around quite a bit and can be quite nervy at times.

I assume a set of Escort shocks would improve things. Is there any need for uprated springs (if such a thing exists)???

Re: Bouncing front end

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:16 am
by Craig H
CamLam do a nice set of progressive springs and at a good price to. I would also get some dampers aswell, the BGM dampers are very good but £££££ depends how much you want to pay.

Re: Bouncing front end

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:51 am
by Doom Patrol
I know what you mean. I live in a rural area too. One of the best things I did was swap the soft Italian dampers for the stiffer Indian ones. While I usually manage to avoid the potholes it will give you a firmer ride on your average journey.

Re: Bouncing front end

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:53 am
by vRSG60
Thanks.

Re: Bouncing front end

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 12:01 pm
by Doom Patrol
Just looking at your scoot actually. You're going to need some mounts welded on. Not sure the clamp on variety would be up to it.

Re: Bouncing front end

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 12:58 pm
by vRSG60
Doom Patrol wrote:Just looking at your scoot actually. You're going to need some mounts welded on. Not sure the clamp on variety would be up to it.
Thanks but I was rather hoping the bolt on dampers would suffice.

Re: Bouncing front end

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:21 pm
by Doom Patrol
Well; it won't do any harm to try. There were some excellent ones from one of the German dealers. But typically I can't find them at the moment.

Correct that. These are apparently very good indeed.

http://www.lambretta-teile.de/Front-sho ... -Lambretta