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| Subject: | Re: pulsar iii purchase |
Brian,
Do you recall which model of RockShox did you use for your nose gear?
EsaPulsar XP
From: Brian Anderson <briana@xtra.co.nz>
To: pulsar-list@matronics.com
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2018 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: pulsar iii purchase
Just reinforcing Cliff=99s comments. Probably a third of my landings
in over 600 hours were on grass strips. Some are better than others of cour
se, and one in particular I remember was a smooth as a billiard table, and
a joy to land on. [Cliff, remember the trip to New Plymouth, landing on the
grass cross runway]. Others were particularly rough and very uncomfortable
.
The landing technique is to increase the back pressure on the stick immedia
tely on touch-down and keep pulling back [if there is any further to go] as
the speed decays, to keep the nose wheel off the ground as long as possibl
e. All the experienced pulsar drivers that I have seen do this.
However, I did incorporate some modifications while building which may have
helped preserve my nose gear. I=99m talking about the XP. Later mode
ls may differ. I have the larger wheels too, and the larger nose wheel. The
original plastic wheel was not used as it was significantly out of true. A
n aluminium AZUSA wheel was substituted. I did my best to balance this too,
with the tyre on of course.
I made bronze bushes to press fit into the aluminium support brackets that
are glassed to the firewall. These provide a much better bearing for the bo
lts securing the noseleg. I also substituted a mountain bike shock system,
to replace the original spring assembly. Used a RockShok, with a hydraulic
damper, and a spring rated at 200 lbs. This fitted very nicely on the origi
nal mounts. That spring is a deal softer than the original, and the damper
goes a long way to absorbing shock loads.
Brian
> On 27/01/2018, at 6:54 AM, Cliff <freedom4life@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
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> I have a Pulsar XP here in NZ.=C2- I have over 2250 hours on my plane.
Most all of this is from grass strips.=C2- I have the larger wheels offer
ed as an option.=C2- You must learn to land it like a tail dragger and ke
ep the weight off the nose leg until it finally settles.=C2- I also have
the beefed up nose leg assembly which I am sure this aircraft you are looki
ng at will have too?
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> Cliff
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>> im considering purchasing a pulsar iii with a 912, will be landing on a
grass strip, i'm not familiar with the pular and would appreciate tips abou
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| Subject: | Re: pulsar iii purchase |
Esa,
I sold my Pulsar a few months ago, and the handbook for the RockShox
went with it. If I remember correctly it was a RockShox deluxe, 7 1/2
inches centre to centre, with a 200 lb spring. I bought this in 1998.
They might be hard to find now, as fashions change quickly in that
market, but very likely there are very similar items available.
Brian
Just like this one:
http://www.bikerecyclery.com/nos-vintage-rockshox-deluxe-rear-coil-shock-r
ebound-adjustment-red-spring-7-5-x-2-0/
<http://www.bikerecyclery.com/nos-vintage-rockshox-deluxe-rear-coil-shock-
rebound-adjustment-red-spring-7-5-x-2-0/>
Photo installed here . .
> On 28/01/2018, at 5:24 PM, Esa Lehto <esalehto@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Brian,
>
> Do you recall which model of RockShox did you use for your nose gear?
>
> Esa
> Pulsar XP
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> From: Brian Anderson <briana@xtra.co.nz>
> To: pulsar-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2018 8:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: pulsar iii purchase
>
<mailto:briana@xtra.co.nz>>
>
> Just reinforcing Cliff=99s comments. Probably a third of my
landings in over 600 hours were on grass strips. Some are better than
others of course, and one in particular I remember was a smooth as a
billiard table, and a joy to land on. [Cliff, remember the trip to New
Plymouth, landing on the grass cross runway]. Others were particularly
rough and very uncomfortable.
>
> The landing technique is to increase the back pressure on the stick
immediately on touch-down and keep pulling back [if there is any further
to go] as the speed decays, to keep the nose wheel off the ground as
long as possible. All the experienced pulsar drivers that I have seen do
this.
>
> However, I did incorporate some modifications while building which may
have helped preserve my nose gear. I=99m talking about the XP.
Later models may differ. I have the larger wheels too, and the larger
nose wheel. The original plastic wheel was not used as it was
significantly out of true. An aluminium AZUSA wheel was substituted. I
did my best to balance this too, with the tyre on of course.
>
> I made bronze bushes to press fit into the aluminium support brackets
that are glassed to the firewall. These provide a much better bearing
for the bolts securing the noseleg. I also substituted a mountain bike
shock system, to replace the original spring assembly. Used a RockShok,
with a hydraulic damper, and a spring rated at 200 lbs. This fitted very
nicely on the original mounts. That spring is a deal softer than the
original, and the damper goes a long way to absorbing shock loads.
>
> Brian
>
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> > On 27/01/2018, at 6:54 AM, Cliff <freedom4life@xtra.co.nz
<mailto:freedom4life@xtra.co.nz>> wrote:
> >
<mailto:freedom4life@xtra.co.nz>>
> >
> > I have a Pulsar XP here in NZ. I have over 2250 hours on my plane.
Most all of this is from grass strips. I have the larger wheels offered
as an option. You must learn to land it like a tail dragger and keep
the weight off the nose leg until it finally settles. I also have the
beefed up nose leg assembly which I am sure this aircraft you are
looking at will have too?
> >
> > Cliff
<k.bellard@aol.com <mailto:k.bellard@aol.com>>
> >>
> >> im considering purchasing a pulsar iii with a 912, will be landing
on a grass strip, i'm not familiar with the pular and would appreciate
tips about this aircraft from any one with experience
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> >> Read this topic online here:
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