Robbie Bugden's secret suspension component

**steveyb** · 7th May 2012, 21:55

Finally caught on film (well, pixels), blue bottle jack.
Must be to preload the shock or keep the rear end jacked up or something like that.
One pump or two?

http://www.mcnews.com.au/MotorcycleR...s/DSC_4512.htm

**CHOPPA** · 7th May 2012, 22:43

lol I could see that slipping right off the top of that jack...

**Marmoot** · 7th May 2012, 22:57

Originally Posted by CHOPPA

lol I could see that slipping right off the top of that jack...

**onearmedbandit** · 7th May 2012, 23:03

Might have caused the extra bounce in the back of the bike that I saw in Robbie's latest race pics. Mind you the rear was much higher than than the front, and both wheels were a fair distance off the ground. And occasionally pointing towards the ground.

**Maido** · 8th May 2012, 08:01

Robbies comment was something along the lines of... Typical, the visor on the helmet was first to go so the helmet got filled up with little stones

**steveyb** · 8th May 2012, 08:20

So it should have been three pumps then........

**jellywrestler** · 10th May 2012, 10:22

Originally Posted by Maido

Robbies comment was something along the lines of... Typical, the visor on the helmet was first to go so the helmet got filled up with little stones

looks like a nice shot of Dan Stauffer here

**wharfy** · 13th May 2012, 12:14

Originally Posted by CHOPPA

lol I could see that slipping right off the top of that jack...

That was my first thought, would make a nice "sprooiinng..." noise if it did

I'm a bit spring shy though, I had a mishap when I was about 13 fitting a new spring in my air rifle, the spring grazed my cheek about 3mm from my right eye and took out the kitchen light with a spectacular flash !!!