My 250 Club entry

[DrDarkMatter]

Tidy beast dude!
Turn the idle up, should be at 1500rpm when full warm

roger that Duc and thanks mate.

[koba]

also seems to be the suspension is stuffed!

They come like that new...

[DrDarkMatter]

They come like that new...

YIKES man, its SSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOO soft, how do you take corners in it at speed, if you hit a bump or a dip in a corner you are gone!!!!!!!!!

[koba]

They are pretty crappy normally.
Push down hard on the bike when it's sitting still and off the stand (may need a helper) how does it react?
If it returns real fast and harshly it is, in fact, fucked.

[DrDarkMatter]

They are pretty crappy normally.
Push down hard on the bike when it's sitting still and off the stand (may need a helper) how does it react?
If it returns real fast and harshly it is, in fact, fucked.

I will test it tomorrow with me and the wife and see how the dampening an rebound is I will let you know

I think though that I will need to start looking for an after market rear monoshock and front suspension,

[koba]

I will test it tomorrow with me and the wife and see how the dampening an rebound is I will let you know

I think though that I will need to start looking for an after market rear monoshock and front suspension,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNn2Y0QlhgM

May help you get the basic idea, it doesn't have to be that in depth.
If it snatches up real hard and goes clunk it is fucked.

It's not worth spending much on such a bike, really.
Make sure the rear shock isn't poked and that there is good clean oil in the forks.
You may want to add some preload to the front forks with some spacers if it's real saggy but don't go too far.

It really isn't worth doing too much more on such a bike.

[DrDarkMatter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNn2Y0QlhgM

It really isn't worth doing too much more on such a bike.

ya good point, and thanks heaps for the information, we are going to replace all fluids so that might help alot

[koba]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJV-j...1&feature=fvwp

This, and others from the series, look much better.

Still, bear in mind your not setting up a 600 to win national events you are dealing with the other end of the spectrum; trying to determine if cheap, nasty crap is rooted or just crap to start with.

[DrDarkMatter]

ya I know what you are saying, and NO I am not going to take this to track days or race it, but I want it to be safe and sloppy suspension is not safe, if I needed and if I could get some replacement suspension with out buying the moon I will look at it. I would rather have a still spring with decent rebound and dampening than sloppy spring.

[koba]

ya I know what you are saying, and NO I am not going to take this to track days or race it,

Go on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVqjR_I89w

[ducatilover]

Go on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVqjR_I89w

Why are they going backwards! Is that because they make negative HP?

[DrDarkMatter]

Go on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVqjR_I89w

LMAO! awesome lol lol

[koba]

Why are they going backwards! Is that because they make negative HP?

Not far off it!

Manfeild in reverse is actually very interesting.

Higgins is quite strange, you suddenly realise how banked it is and how much it normally opens but backwards it tightens...

[ducatilover]

Not far off it!

Manfeild in reverse is actually very interesting.

Higgins is quite strange, you suddenly realise how banked it is and how much it normally opens but backwards it tightens...

I've never seen it run in reverse, I'd be well keen to have a shot at it on the GNbigthump

[koba]

I've never seen it run in reverse, I'd be well keen to have a shot at it on the GNbigthump

I've only done it as a passenger in a rallycar.

They have run it backwards for bikes before but I believe, like most tracks, there are safety reasons for not running it that way.