CBR250RR mc22 fornt end...

[texmo]

I have just put some 15 oil instead of what ever was in there before, was very very dirty though looked as though it had never been changed.... still a bit soft whats the deal with putting difrent springs in there????

[bugjuice]

you take out the old ones and put new ones in.. durrrrr

[kerryg]

If you do a search you'll find this subject has been covered plenty in the past.

Your main choices for stiffening up the front are 1. heavier fork oil which you've done 2. sticking spacers (washers/20cent coins/whatever) on top of your existing springs thereby increasing the pre-load 3. shortening your existing springs and putting in a longer spacer made out of rigid PVC pipe or something similar 4. buying off the shelf springs from Racetech or Progressive.


Others will no doubt have other suggestions too

[texmo]

hey kerry do you know where i can get some Racetech or Progressive
springs from?

[HDTboy]

I've just gone back to a 10 weight oil Texmo, 15 made the front skip over bumps

[texmo]

I did a small ride today the 15 seemed ok didnt ride very hard or fast though. Its still soft I am gonna get some springs I think, the oil that was already in my forks was past black...

[justsomeguy]

Sounds like you have a money problem. Give me the extra money. Please

[texmo]

What arent springs only like $35? anywho its a biss expense....

[Marmoot]

Texmo, if you're after stiff front, put 10mm spacer inside the fork tube (ask bike shop to do this. It's cheap).

i've done it on cbr250r before, and it made a huge difference.

probably the best $20 I've ever spent.

[texmo]

Its not nessearily stiff I am after, its good and right now my suspenshion is too soft

[Marmoot]

that's exactly what I meant.

Stiffer suspension gives better handling in corners.

Worse comes to worst, you can always take the spacer out again.

[texmo]

Yer, I will give it a go. I dont what the front end to be too stiff though....

[FlyingDutchMan]

I've got an MC19. I put 15W oil in and fucken god does it make a difference! I can do stoppies whenever I want now (provided the front tyr4e is warm!). BBut yes, it is a lot harder! Ideally, a stiffer spring would be put in, but getting one the right size & stiffness could be expensive business.