Ronin73 wrote:Da må det bli en springer. Regner med at kjøreegenskapene reduseres, men Harley handler vel så mye om utseendet.
Det er noe jeg har lur en god del på, om hvor mye kjøreegenskapene egentlig reduseres.
Letet litt og fant noen svar:
http://www.cyclespot.com/forums/archive ... -2063.html
http://www.jockeyjournal.com/forum/show ... &showall=1
Litt C&P
-- Here's what I can tell you about springers in general.
They turn a bit quicker and shorter than bikes with forks since the axle is "leading", i.e. out in front of the front end. So turning them around in tight spaces is a lot easier, I've found.
They do have less travel than regular slider style front ends, and on certain really bad roads you might bottom it out. I haven't yet, but I know it's a possibility.
Braking on mine is less than on conventional forks since it has a single piston caliper and a single disc. The torsional loads they can take are less than slider-equipped bikes. In other words, they don't take to being twisted very well. But my braking is still very good, and I have no complaints. Not as good as my XL 1200R Sporty with dual discs, of course. But still acceptable.
Riding them is great. You MUST do the maintenance on them or you are not going to like it. The lower rockers need to be properly torqued, and the neck bearings will need to be adjusted more often and carefully. Springer front ends are heavier and that places more strain on the bearings. So they need to be looked at. They do ride a bit more "supple" than sliders do. The "stiction" factor of the seals in sliders has to be overcome before the slider does any work. In a springer that "stiction" factor is a whole lot less, so the front end smoothes out a lot of stuff that sliders would send your way. They handle the twisty stuff well; give the rider a confident sweep through corners. I have drug stuff on my springer more times than I can count so they handle better than the lean angles are able to accommodate.
Bottom line: Some people love them, some people hate them. They are more work, and you need to be prepared for that. But caring for your bike should be a part of your enjoyment of it. If you just want to gas and ride it, stay with forks. If you will look after it and give it the TLC they dictate, then spingers can't be beat IMO. Of course, YMMV...
-- IMNHO, springers don't handle worth a ten cent fuck. They're not
inherently unsafe, they just have really, really low performance limits.
They're heavy, have too much unsprung weight, aren't strong enough to
carry serious brakes, and they flex under cornering stresses.
But they look cool.
-- Springer Front Forks and Handling
the truth....
compared to a modern hydraulic
conventional or inverted
springers handle like pure shit..... even a very well made and over-engineered unit
I have four springer bikes at this time and I feel qualified to say so
but it doesn't stop me from running them up to and over triple digit speeds.
-- I suppose you should define what you think is good handling.
I have built several springer bikes, and loved each one. Sure they handle differently than a glide, but I dont build a chopper to be a sport bike. So handling is relative.
If it goes straight down the road, and scrapes pegs/boards in the corners thats good enough for me.
A little pogo is going to happen with a springer.. but I have never had one so bad I thought I was going to die.