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Front telelever
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:25 pm
by Mal
can you remove the front telelever system on the R1200R and put a set of normal forks on,
Re: Front telelever
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 3:30 pm
by popsky
Mal wrote:can you remove the front telelever system on the R1200R and put a set of normal forks on,
No, cause there's no headstock as a normal bike
http://www.ascycles.com/Illustrated_cat ... 130798.bin
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 3:30 pm
by Sherrif
Why would you want to ?
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 3:32 pm
by popsky
Sherrif wrote:Why would you want to ?
possibly a 9T type of bike ?
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:19 pm
by gus
Hi
Yes you can.
There is a headstock which bolts in place of the telever.
I have ssen a bike with this done. It would be expensive to do as you would want to use decent forks. Is it for looks or performance?
Gus
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:46 pm
by popsky
gus wrote:Hi
Yes you can.
There is a headstock which bolts in place of the telever.
I have ssen a bike with this done. It would be expensive to do as you would want to use decent forks. Is it for looks or performance?
Gus
I bow to your knowledge Gus
who'd have thought it
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:30 pm
by Mal
as popsky said,9T type,i've always messed about with bikes,putting a bit of individuality into them,...............
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:57 pm
by tanneman
HPN did a front frame replacement for 1100, 1150 GS/RT to mount telescopic forks. The problem is as always what forks do you fit? The race HP2 Sport as used by BMW in the endurance races have telescopic forks.
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:36 am
by gus
Hi
As I understand it the endurance bikes used telelever front suspension.
Gus
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:53 am
by Corvus
Hp2 megamoto?
One assumes that the mounting points on the engine are strong enough to cope with the different loading as compared to that imposed by the telelever, given that bmw themselves have "converted" Bikes designed for telelever. Maybe they took this into consideration from the very outset?
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:33 pm
by tanneman
gus wrote:Hi
As I understand it the endurance bikes used telelever front suspension.
Gus
No, there was one on display at the NEC. You can always ask Richard Cooper who raced in the endurance series for BMW. He works at Pidcocks in Long Eaton.
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:38 pm
by gus
Hi
From the photos i have , it looks like there is a front strut and the yokes look like telelever items the way they are attached. However i have not seen one naked, so may be wrong. In essence they all have telescopic forks run in conjunction with a a arm and strut.
Gus
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:47 pm
by Corvus
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:24 pm
by gus
Tannerman
The bmw boxer endurance racer ran with a telever front end with special marzocchi front forks which were spaced wider. A ohlins front strut was used.
Hope that clears up the confusion.
All the best
Gus
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:36 am
by tanneman
You learn something every day. Cheers gus.
