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Longest front dampers? CP Targaline?

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Longest front dampers? CP Targaline?

Postby soullad » Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:41 pm

The BGM adjustable front dampers are approx 10 mm too short, for my set up, when fully extended.
So, does the CP Targaline have longer piston travel and therefore will they fit?
I ask this as they look to have the longest “body” of the New style front dampers so maybe they have the longest piston travel?
Cheers, Ian
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Re: Longest front dampers? CP Targaline?

Postby Jim Rose » Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:47 am

I have a pair you can borrow to see if they'll fit. I can leave them with Jarv before I go so you can try them. Jim
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Re: Longest front dampers? CP Targaline?

Postby soullad » Fri Oct 27, 2017 9:56 am

Cheers Jim
I have a hunch that I’m not the only person to have discovered this :shock:
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Re: Longest front dampers? CP Targaline?

Postby Norrie Bodge » Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:36 am

My top brackets where welded on approx 10mm too high
so I use these with gaiters


https://www.beedspeed.com/dampers-lambr ... p-631.html
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Re: Longest front dampers? CP Targaline?

Postby soullad » Sun Oct 29, 2017 8:15 pm

Cheers Norrie, looking for adjustable versions if possible.
Somebody somewhere must have extended all the front shocks to find the longest / those with the longest travel?
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Re: Longest front dampers? CP Targaline?

Postby Norrie Bodge » Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:27 pm

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Re: Longest front dampers? CP Targaline?

Postby Dazts1 » Mon Oct 30, 2017 9:14 pm

What links you using ? I found the same issue with MB stainless links as they trail lower. Making the distance from damper stud to fork bracket longer. I changed to innocenti links problem solved. This was with standard dampers and Kawasaki. Both fit ok with original links fitted. I'm not saying there's a problem with mb links , it could have been my brackets were in the wrong place. It's just how I got around the problem. My forks were chromed and I didn't want to have to grind off and rechrome.
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