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Old 07-Sep-2006, 12:22
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Old 07-Sep-2006, 12:22
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thats the thing i have no idea if there working properly the bikes over 12 years old and no ones ever touched them

how does it feel...? wot is the bike doing in the corners or under brakes etc.?
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Old 07-Sep-2006, 12:25
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how does it feel...? wot is the bike doing in the corners or under brakes etc.?

He said up there ^^ that it was all over the place!


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Old 07-Sep-2006, 12:31
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Check the set up on the bike Dom, compare to others, clip ons and rear sets suspension/fork height, Eric changed his at Cadwell after looking at others, very happy. etc.

Speak with Baines, or go and visit them, pay an hour of their time and get it set up properly.

Sure the feel has to be right, but don't over think it?!
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Old 07-Sep-2006, 12:47
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Under brakes the bike dives and real up sets the turning in so have to be progressive with the brakes and load the front and then if you let go of the brakes before you get to the apex it up sets the bike and run off line. So to keep the line you want to just let go before the apex and run the risk of low side. If you do all you braking before the corner the bike sits up as you want to turn in and it real hard to move the bike. Out of corners the bike sits on the rear and a few time its hit its limit and spun up. And after a few laps the back skips around a lot. I hope I’ve explained it fil2 as I say I've not had to deal with these problem and I feel like I'm trying to ride around them and not fix them or try any thing new.

I think what I’m trying to say is the front end doesn’t feel stable and there seems to be a lot of travel in the suspension and its up setting how the bike turns.

With other bikes iv ridden around the track the bikes feels planted in a corner and you feel the front end working not bouncing around like what mine does.
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Old 07-Sep-2006, 12:50
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things iv tryed so far is to drop the front and raise the rear and set it to hardest it will go. iv also moved the clip on out a bit. i did this for cc and the bike turned a lot eayer and the bike also felt a bit better out of the corner.

i also put a set of rear sets on at donnington and the bike felt better in corners i think thats because i had more weight over the front end
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What you seem to be describing are the symtoms of poor damping. There are a number of quick fixes previously detailed by others but the real problem lies with budget o/e suspension. The good stuff, IMHO, is worth every penny but try the fixes as more often than not suspension is all personal opinion and feel.
I mess about all the time, never go much quicker, but improving the feel of the bike gives the confidence to try.
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Old 07-Sep-2006, 13:05
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As above, sounds like your damping isn't good enough - the same problem I had with those Marzocchi forks.

Speak to Racing Lines as they came up with a good solution for mine and should be able to do the same for yours.


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Old 07-Sep-2006, 13:14
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I used Racing Lines in Derby:
http://www.racinglines.co.uk/

(and I still have my old shock for sale...)


excelent people he real understood what i was talking about and he real thinks he can make a huge difference to my bike. he asked me to talk about the corners where i felt it was worse and for what didnt sound to much he could service it all and recomend any changes
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Old 07-Sep-2006, 13:31
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You probably spoke to Clive - he's the main guy and former 250GP racer. He also does the ACU training days as well. Knows his stuff and his work is good, so I'm sure he'll sort you out.


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