
home made anti dive options
Anyone done it results hints tips and pics 

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It shouldn't be too difficult if you're ok with sheet metal. I can send you a card template of the RS caliper mounting plate. If you use a male and female rose joint bar. In fact I've actually got a pair that you can have Steve. Then just a case of working out where you want to weld a lug on your forks to line up with the rose joints. It may be possible to add a piece onto your existing caliper mounting plate and cut off the part that connects to the links.
Thats the bit im not to sure about ive managed to get 2 more caliper mountin plates cheap so thought id try a few options , martin I sent those linkscoaster wrote:You'll also need a bush or bearing for the calliper bracket to rotate round

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My carrier bracket was made to take a PX type calliper, CS Engineering in Norwich knocked it up and the bronze bush is a 2 part affair, one part is a top hat section which fits the hole in the bracket and the other is a spacer. Not sure what the RS ones have.shocky wrote:Thats the bit im not to sure about ive managed to get 2 more caliper mountin plates cheap so thought id try a few options , martin I sent those linkscoaster wrote:You'll also need a bush or bearing for the calliper bracket to rotate round
Thats the idea ive been having will wait untill ive viewed a scootrs on and go from therecoaster wrote:My carrier bracket was made to take a PX type calliper, CS Engineering in Norwich knocked it up and the bronze bush is a 2 part affair, one part is a top hat section which fits the hole in the bracket and the other is a spacer. Not sure what the RS ones have.shocky wrote:Thats the bit im not to sure about ive managed to get 2 more caliper mountin plates cheap so thought id try a few options , martin I sent those linkscoaster wrote:You'll also need a bush or bearing for the calliper bracket to rotate round
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Going in the same direction, I have a SPAQ carrier I plan to adapt to take a PX caliper.
I'm sure I've heard of people just removing the pin or stud to allow the carrier to rotate on the axle without doing anything further.
I'm sure I've heard of people just removing the pin or stud to allow the carrier to rotate on the axle without doing anything further.
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I dont think thats any good as the axle pull tightly on the carrier I dont thinkit will be smooth enoughrosscla wrote:Going in the same direction, I have a SPAQ carrier I plan to adapt to take a PX caliper.
I'm sure I've heard of people just removing the pin or stud to allow the carrier to rotate on the axle without doing anything further.
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I think if you use a disk type axle the nut can tighten against the shoulder on the axle with the link in between, the carrier is then inboard of that then a top hat / spacer then the wheel. The caliper carrier would be free to move round the axle but be constrained by the anti-dive fixing to the fork leg. I can't see that it would rotate by more than a few degrees in normal operation, this will be limited by the maximum travel of the suspension.
I'll build it and see how it goes.
I'll build it and see how it goes.
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