AgentX said:Any reason not to use the electroless nickel process? Hoping for some quotes next week. Guessing they will scare me to powder coat options.
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AgentX said:Hi, Beach. The added seat sub-frame should help in the stability dept., as it adds further ties between the top tube and the rear cradle.
Part of the issue with the TV segment was that the new "classic" (c5) Enfields speed-wobble even more than the old, possibly attributable to geometry changes induced by use of an 18" wheel set. Enfield shifted to use of a fork with no axle offset on these and now offers them with 19" wheels as well AFAIK.
If you are heading to Hyderabad anytime soon I will be glad to guide you to Universal motors. (By email--I have been outta there for months now!)
beachcomber said:I'd still put money on the main issue being the weak support around the s/arm engine mount. Later Enfields [ Connies etc. ] addressed this point admirably.
My 1955 Track Bullet [ in 1966 ] had the rear end mods and ran Norton forks with no offset axle. 19" front 18" rear.
It would keep up with most mid pack 500s, but lost out ultimately in the bhp stakes.
I hear what you say about the frame finish - seen the bird shit welding on the NEW Enfield Continental GT ????
AgentX said:Clem, thanks...that's about what I think of it, too.
Comber, the C5s have essentially the same frame as the older (iron barrel, AVL, and UCE) bullets, so the prevailing wisdom was that the additional wobble over the old models was due to geometry changes...I can vouch for nothing, having never ridden the C5/"classic" models.
I saw the Continental at Barber but didn't look closely enough at the welds to notice anything different. Simply assumed the build quality would be as "good enough!" (India's national motto) as the rest of the bikes. (India's second national motto should be "Don't look any closer!") Too bad, because I thought the idea of a double-cradle frame might be one of the better aspects of this newer design...especially given the fact that this engine has not escaped the event horizon of its rather mediocre genealogy, despite the modest displacement bump and allegedly hotter cams.