Forum: Frame – Suspension - Final Drive.

Hi, I have recently finished a narrow case Ducati 350 single for classic racing, the motor is great but the handling is far from ideal. The rear has been fitted with new Ikon shocks as recommended by them for this bike. The front 32mm Marzochi forks have been stripped, new seals, re-hardchromed and...

i have seen a few posts mentioning renthal bar's for the hornet, so i was on the rental site and could not find bike specific bars, only generic, the problem with the genetic ones is i have no idea how they will act/feel, untill they arrive to my door step what are these so called ...

The front forks are leaking on my 1980 yamaha TT 250. I'm attempting to replace the forks seals and replace the fluid. When I talked to the dealer they were unable to tell me exactly how much fluid needed to go into each fork nor the proper measurement to determine how much fluid was necessary. ...

Hi So when I'm at 120 kph and above the GS1200SS just becomes so nice to ride. Seems to float a long and hardly needs much steering input. But around town she can some times be a bit of a pig. Not bad but no where as nice as when it is at speed. Also it feels slightly better with a full tank of...

Hi everyone, My bike is making strange noise at the front, not really sure what it is. And I also notice that the front left fork is leaking oil. To fix it, what should I do? Is there anyone in Christchurch who has a front paddock and knows about bikes? It would be great if someone who can...

What you do is take one CBR250RR and add in 25mm spacers. But you sit the additional spacer on the spring without a washer, then you put in a washer and the actual spacer. Now who cares if the spring is tapered at the bottom, just stick them in any way you like, actually if you put one in with the...

Hi all, Wondering what is involved in fitting a rear shock (same model) to a bike. Wondering if i can do this myself with some basic tools. Thanks

Hi, Well back after a long time. Have recently got my RF back from getting fairing damage fixed under insurance after I have to drop it while carrying a photographer for the Tour Of Southland cycle race. Cyclist fell in front of me and I have no choice but to drop the bike or run over bikes...

I'm interested in anyone you has built or has plans for race frame. Up to 200 cc or so. Thanks Wallace.

Hi guys, Can anyone tell me the weight and quantity of oil i should be putting in the foprks of my wifes rgv150?

What stops the inner bushes in a swingarm bearing from working their way up the swingarm spindle in the example below? Is there a spacer tube on the spindle or something? http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xH-YGXZbazw/SUB0iRS4v0I/AAAAAAAADzc/IgJ60bcCYLY/s1600-h/IMG_2206.JPG ...

While cleaning my bike this morning I noticed the bar end weight (or is it called a plug?) is missing from the end of my left hand grip. No problems I thought. I'll take the other one off and go buy a new pair. The right hand one looks like it is held on by a bolt, but when I undo it with a...

I've got Nissin aftermart brake and clutch levers and cylinders on my V-Max. There is a round adjustment thingie that goes inside the levers on the handlebars and one popped out when I was on the motorway. See pics - they show the brake which still has the round chrome thing and the other shows...

I finally got around to pulling off the front sprocket cover earlier today and found that it definately neds replacing. I thought that was a bit odd really as the rear sprocket is in pretty good condition (teeth-wise, could do with a clean) so I was wonder, is it a hard and fast rule that you...

Hello I've got a race this Sunday at a Puke. Last time I was there I was on 16/43 and bike was over-revving a bit much, especially when rolled in to the kink near the end of the straight I got a 17T front sprocket and it goes on fine but I need to remove the 'chain guide' piece and the drive...

Hi all... i've recently gotten my forks back and am in the middle of some maintenance... linkages, dogbone etc... Whilst i'm at it I'm going to throw on a new chain... the new chain will undoubtedly have more links than the current one (don't ask)... soooooo by lengthening the wheel base, will...

well been thinking about it for some time now, wanting to swap the front end of the vfr to a late model front end, inc upside down forks big brakes. im guessing the complete front end would be eaisest wheel brakes disks lines tiripple trees etc, well if any one has some thing lying around that...

Hey All, Been a while since I've been on here but since I now have a bike which goes (sort of), figured I should have a look around. Anyway, I bought a dereged (by insurance company) bike which I want to re-vin. From what I gather I have a few steps to go through. 1. Get peper signed by...

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I have a 04 thunderbird sport shes done 50 thousand ks now mainly 2 up.Have been thinking of upgrading the shock and forks and was wondering if any one has done this or have any idea as to cost and where to start looking.I would like to do the work myself but cant be stuffed and would stuff it up...

My chain needs tightening, there's more than 40mm of play, perhaps as much as 50mm. The swing arm (think that's what it's called) has markings on it to ensure the rear wheel is aligned with the front wheel, so the question is, is that good enough or is there some sort of 'go faster' equipment I...

Anyone use these? At first glance they seem like a good idea but I do not see any professional teams using them.