My bike is a 2003 R1200CLC BMW.
Is there a leading link front end made for this bike or can one be fabricated at a reasonable cost?
A quick google on "leading link" provides a couple of immediate candidates: Sidestrider (CA) and Dauntless Motors (WA) both sell "Unit" leading links. It looks like Dauntless also makes their own. You see a lot of Unit units on the street. EML may be another place to look. Don't be put off it the R1200C isn't listed - as most of these sites aknowledge they don't list everything.
Web sites:
http://www.sidestrider.com/leadingfork.html
http://www.dauntlessmotors.com/leading_link.htm
http://www.eurowingusa.com/eng/dealers.html (caution - this site is *EXTREMELY* slow - even with a high speed connection - but there may be a dealer near you!)
Good Luck!
Steve,
Emails have been sent. Thanks for the info!
Bob
We have just developed a new ball joint mount for the R1200C that will reduce trail on the front of the bike while keeping a stock look. The first should ship out this week.
Jay Giese
Dauntless Motors Corporation
www.dauntlessmotors.com
866-638-1793
Keep in mind that with a telelever front end the option of a leading link is not a simple one. Jay's solution, Peter Smith and others for this type of front end is to modify the ball joint location to kick the fork tubes forward. This reduces trail for easier steering.
Claude could you explane that mod or direct to some place that would? I would like o see what was doneRon in Co
Ron wrote:
>>Claude could you explane that mod or direct to some place that would? I would like o see what was doneRon in Co<<
There may be a picture at Jay's site not sure. Anyhow the telelever front end has only an upper triple tree or sorts and no lower. The fork tubes pivot in the upper 'tree' for and aft as the suspension goes through bump and rebound. The lower area ( near where there woudl typically be a lower triple tree)has an a-frame that pivots back at the engine which connects to the fork tubes via a 'bridge'( sorta like a fork brace) and a ball joint. The modifications, whether they are a remanufactured bridge or a relocated bridge, move the lower end of the forks forward to reduce trail.
Look at one of these stock front ends and you will get the idea.
