raise front fork tubes - how high?
#1
raise front fork tubes - how high?
How high do people suggest raising the front fork tubes for best handling? Ground clearance is not an issue in this case.
How high can you raise them without risking a bump clearance problem between the front fender and the bike?.
How high can you raise them without risking a bump clearance problem between the front fender and the bike?.
#2
do you mean lowering the bike by dropping the triples farther down on the forks?
if thats what your asking the answer is, whatever your riding style and area will allow, as in if your in a very flat area and you dont wheely alot you can probably drop it pretty low and never touch. youll just have to drop it and try.
as for changing height for handling... if they are stock tubes nothing will really help i would say, just modifying front forks with heavier weight oil, better springs etc is the only way to go for handling.
if thats what your asking the answer is, whatever your riding style and area will allow, as in if your in a very flat area and you dont wheely alot you can probably drop it pretty low and never touch. youll just have to drop it and try.
as for changing height for handling... if they are stock tubes nothing will really help i would say, just modifying front forks with heavier weight oil, better springs etc is the only way to go for handling.
#4
I was told by VTR guru Roger Ditchfield (REvolution Racing) NOT to raise the forks or shim the rear shock if you are running the stock fork set-up (ie. stock springs and valving) as the bike can become dangerously unstable. A word to the wise as they say
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#5
I'll second that. Tankslappers suck, and with the stock setup and a shimmed rear, mine headshaked a couple times, then tossed me in a ditch back in '04. 15wt oil, properly set up preload on both ends, no shim, and a steering damper have cured the headshake completely. Now if I just sprung for new front springs, I'd be golden.
#6
I never did anything to the stock setup so I don't know what the results would be. That being said I do have GSXR forks on it now which are about 1/2" (what's that about 5mm?), shorter and have had no headshake at all even on the track going as fast as I could. I don't know if the stiffer components have anything to do with it being more stable though.
#8
I had my forks re-done (added Race Tech springs, drilled cartridge body and filled with 7.5 wt oil as per specs provided by Roger at REv. Racing) then lowered them @ 8mm. I have since added a fork brace also. I added a 4.7 mm shim to lift the rear end too. All told , the bike carves now and is quite stable. AS I got a good deal on a steering damper, it now ha one of those too. It's allllllllllllll good !
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#9
Originally Posted by denmah
i would say being that they are GSXR forks they are just going to perform better than stock SH forks
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