Another batch of Motoyoyo triple clamps?

[rodmcm]

Originally Posted by WandererR11S

rodmcm,

Hi to you across the ditch... Thanks for your description, good to know about the arm shortening, I shall have to try find the threads on that, get reading.
Did you have your A ARM Shortened locally there...
Wondering if many R11s owners have done this mod...

Cheers Jeremy

Jeremy,

Another chap, who lives about 100 miles away, posted on the forum that he had his telever modified by a chap local to him who was into all sorts of fabrication, building and inventing. The chap goes by the avatar of sirslarti.
(look up his youtube posts).

Stephen (sirslarti) was happy to do the mod in his home workshop and when I travelled to meet him and collect the arm, his displays of other works that he had done made me very confident of the work that he did for me.

I was comfortable removing and re-installing the arm and I am a computer geek not a mechanic.

The cost was around $250 AU and the change in the steering was amazing.

Th emod is very good value for money

[WandererR11S]

Originally Posted by rodmcm

Jeremy,

Another chap, who lives about 100 miles away, posted on the forum that he had his telever modified by a chap local to him who was into all sorts of fabrication, building and inventing. The chap goes by the avatar of sirslarti.
(look up his youtube posts).

Stephen (sirslarti) was happy to do the mod in his home workshop and when I travelled to meet him and collect the arm, his displays of other works that he had done made me very confident of the work that he did for me.

I was comfortable removing and re-installing the arm and I am a computer geek not a mechanic.

The cost was around $250 AU and the change in the steering was amazing.

Th emod is very good value for money

Rod,

Cool, cheers for that, i shall do some forum searching, having just joined so i could post on the clamps, its all new to me...
Seems Im thinking i want to go with the clamps, and get my A Arm shortened, Also be looking to add Ohlins or Wilbers a bit further down the track, looking for handling, and good corner speed, rather than top end power...
As a buy, and off topic i know, but will ask, have you done the Lennies sprockets or anything to your motor...

Cheers Jeremy.

[rodmcm]

Originally Posted by WandererR11S

Rod,

Cool, cheers for that, i shall do some forum searching, having just joined so i could post on the clamps, its all new to me...
Seems Im thinking i want to go with the clamps, and get my A Arm shortened, Also be looking to add Ohlins or Wilbers a bit further down the track, looking for handling, and good corner speed, rather than top end power...
As a buy, and off topic i know, but will ask, have you done the Lennies sprockets or anything to your motor...

Cheers Jeremy.

No, I haven't done anything to the motor. I've always believed in suspension and steering, because where I usually ride, outright horsepower just makes for people who blast down the straight bits and do bus stop impersonations when they get to a corner.

[Rapid Dog]

...I like'um...get both and have the complete set!

[Chris Canning]

Originally Posted by rodmcm

No, I haven't done anything to the motor. I've always believed in suspension and steering, because where I usually ride, outright horsepower just makes for people who blast down the straight bits and do bus stop impersonations when they get to a corner.

There's no outright HP to be had period,with a pipe/Induct/SJ filter/PC you'll be lucky to find 8 or so HP,but what you do get??? is that high 90's HP a dam sight quicker and that really does make a difference,it's only when you go back to a stocker and then think jeeze are they that bad.

If your in it for the long haul Scotts clamps are part of that jigsaw puzzle that can transform the S by some margin.

[Rapid Dog]

ditto Chris, there's an s-load of stuff you need to do to most boxers and BMWs in particuular.
Scott's clamps are just one of many, but this one a real especial deal.
I fear the headache he'd claim if having to do another run.

I said this before somewhere...make it easy for the one in charge. Make them all the same, complete sets, and all raw, no surface treatment. That will make the world a helluva lot easier for everyone involved.
Get your b****in' part and bling it how you want. It's about the function not the mascara.

[DanceswPavement]

I disagree. I'm not putting an unfinished part on my aesthetically pleasing R1100S, nor do i have the slightest idea of how to make look pretty. Sell me a finished product, not a good-in-progress. Like, for example, RD barbacks, which are probably the single most beneficial item i've added to my beloved S.

[DanceswPavement]

...in terms of comfort stamina, as was the Corbin...

[Rapid Dog]

...methinks CNC machined 6061-T6 Aluminium looks quite finished, but that's just me

[DanceswPavement]

If that's the same material that yer barbacks er made from, i would agree.

[Rapid Dog]

....yes, most machined motoparts are made from T6, as are the 'backs, and the MY clamps.

Anodizing is an upcharge that most shops don't want to mess with in small volume, unless it's in-house. Parts have to be sent out, and finishes aren't always uniform.
A big pita when you have 10 parts and everyone wants a different color.

Color me jaded.

[1100s nut]

I agree. make them all the same... Raw T6 looks great. If you put a little wax on them every now and then they will stay in good shape. It will keep it simple for the one getting this together.

Lane

[twodear]

Originally Posted by DanceswPavement

I disagree. I'm not putting an unfinished part on my aesthetically pleasing R1100S, nor do i have the slightest idea of how to make look pretty. Sell me a finished product, not a good-in-progress. Like, for example, RD barbacks, which are probably the single most beneficial item i've added to my beloved S.

I'll paraphrase what Jony said:

To ALL the people thinking\bs'ing\blathering\lusting\actually planning to buy these, DON'T flip anyone ANY s**t about [...substitute choice of finish or individual modification here...] IF you do, [substitute moderate language here] this is a labor of love and no one makes enough on this stuff to pay for the grief [early ending here].

the best part was "buy them, or don't".

[throttlemeister]

Best money I ever spend.







Just to generate a little more envy for those in the want but without the have.

[WandererR11S]

Yes Totally agree... Machined Raw finish, send them out, no messing around, then the owner can polish, paint, or send off to get anodized which ever way he wants...
They need to be bought/sold in sets as a pair, keep it simple and we may get it to happen...

I would also like to have the fork top caps, and a couple key tops...

If this doesn't go ahead in USA, I mite look to do it here, I have a close mate who owns a precision engineering shop, specializes in small runs of very high quality parts, using the latest German precision machines, and could do this stuff with ease...
Lets see how things develop...

Cheers Jeremy

[WandererR11S]

Throttlemeister,

Thanks for sharing your pictures, and yes, agree, very near the top of my list of Wants for my new bike... Next is a Iimberger carbon hugger, then Ohlins shocks, and maybe the 10mm shortened A Arm... Handling first for me...

Jeremy

[WandererR11S]

Rodmcm...

My search skills seem to need work, as i cant find anything on A Arm mods... Anyone able to help with links to such would be much appreciated... Also any threads on Ohlins or other shock work...

Cheers Jeremy.

[wswartzwel]

here you go.

R1100S - 10mm Shortened Telelever

[lkchris]

Originally Posted by WandererR11S

Yes Totally agree... Machined Raw finish, send them out, no messing around, then the owner can polish, paint, or send off to get anodized which ever way he wants...

I'm likely in for black anodized, out if raw only.

I've no illusions as to my ability to find someone local to finish the job--which for them would be a one-time thing for somebody they've never seen before and for me would be a shot in the dark as to whether they were any good. Seems to me the principals in this deal have a reliable vendor. Besides, who wants the delay?

[Chris Canning]

Originally Posted by wswartzwel

here you go.

R1100S - 10mm Shortened Telelever

I've always been intrigued by this mod for the simple reason I've never seen the question asked 'Is it a quick steering mod for short ass's' as opposed to an ajustable Verholen arm for those that ain't vertically challenged