BOPS's big change....

[MrSurly]

The new triple-clamp.... So you're saying that you have the contrast Agitator in the 28"?

[jasilva]

Originally Posted by Bone Stockman

Better. It's much easier to hit an apex when one needn't wear a bag on one's head.

Don't you almost feel guilty? It's such an easy target

[Fe Butte]

Originally Posted by Bone Stockman

CCE top triple clamp. No more vaguiosity in the front end.

Oh! The Desser Tour Trac Trees?

How much is the dang thing? Says $0 on their site...

http://www.ccesd.us/Product-Details/...r_Trac_Trees-1

[SafetyMan]

Since they are $0, I may order a gross, and try to sell them on eBay!

[y2kflhr]

[y2kflhr]

[Backroad Mike]

Hey, where's the PBJ.

[MegaGlide]

"We're in the pipe, five by five."

[Bone Stockman]

The bike is still in Smart Dave's care getting some finishing to the tune.

But the front end.......Oh Lordy the front end......

I won't need to shop for a 2014 anymore. I only did a couple of quick blasts down the road to test the tune, but the initial impression is "WOW". The CCE clamp includes longer upper tubes and the clamp itself. It positively locks the top of the tube in place rather than the stock method of the cap sort of holding it in. Bottom line is that the forks are far more solid and they're not hinging at the lower tree.

What this means in practice is that there's next to no slop when you turn the bars. This is apparent immediately. At speed, lane changes become telepathic. The fork tubes themselves may still deflect a bit, but damn if I could feel it. This felt every bit as good and direct as the '14 Limited I rode.

Between the clamp and the Monotubes, the front end now performs as well as the back end with the JRIs.

[Backroad Mike]

Nice.

[vafatboy]

Nice! I was thinking about it till I looked up the price.....damn-it.

[Backroad Mike]

Originally Posted by vafatboy

Nice! I was thinking about it till I looked up the price.....damn-it.

Yup.

[Bone Stockman]

Dave's dealer is a distributor. He can save you some bucks on that.

[Bone Stockman]

250 miles today. I'm sold on the CCE tree. Between the Monotubes and this chunk of metal, the bike is almost - and I mean almost like riding my old Beemer (thanks Boss). There's just no dive at all, and the damn thing cuts a corner like no one's business. I took the long, sweeping ramp from 81 to 83 at about 105, and it was utterly without drama. Between the JRIs out back, and this combination up front, the BOPS is a force to be reckoned with in the corners.


Sent from my iPad, probably while I'm pooping.

[Backroad Mike]

Originally Posted by Bone Stockman

250 miles today. I'm sold on the CCE tree. Between the Monotubes and this chunk of metal, the bike is almost - and I mean almost like riding my old Beemer (thanks Boss). There's just no dive at all, and the damn thing cuts a corner like no one's business. I took the long, sweeping ramp from 81 to 83 at about 105, and it was utterly without drama. Between the JRIs out back, and this combination up front, the BOPS is a force to be reckoned with in the corners.

Ok, wait for me at the next stop.