October 8, 200718 yr Ive got a TY175, 13.5 inch Betor shocks, Samy Miller footrests, I noticed someone had posted that the TY shakes its head if it see's rock with the Sammy miller footrests fitted, I tried mine yesterday and riding up a stream/rock section was a nightmare, the front end was all over the place, if i had a steering damper handy I would have fitted it. Front forks are standard, with a heavy oil in them, 15mm above the top yoke, the Betors are on the softest setting, I weigh about 12.5st, has anyone got any ideas on how I can improve the front end, without buying Ty250 forks?
October 8, 200718 yr Hi Scott,do you think the heavy weight oil in the forks could be the problem,I would have thought that continuous bumps like rocks would be better absorbed with a lighter oil in the forks,with the heavy oil I dont think the shock has enough time to compress and rebound fast enough to absorb a succcession of bumps like stream rocks. Could be talking out of me RRSSS. Regards Andy.
October 11, 200718 yr Author Thanks Andy, I'll have a play with that idea. What set up have you got on yours? And what front brake shoes are you using? And where did you get them from? Braking is another problem im having.
October 11, 200718 yr Hi Scott,at the moment I have a 15W oil in the forks which works fine for me,must say that I havn't done any of the rock streams like you yet,I think I would try the 10W oil for a start.The forks are 18mm above the top yoke, obviously the more you have above the less flexing on the forks.The brake shoes I use are EBC brand,they were fitted on the bike when I purchased it and were not upto much until I removed the brake arms and turned them around to a point where when connected up to the cables very little brake movement is required to lock up the brakes,I know this is not how they should be but if you consider the wear on the drums plus a bit on the shoes then it don't take much for them to become naff.You may have to keep moving the arms around on the splines till you achieve the setting which will give the desired effect. Regards Andy. PS. try and de-glaze the drums and shoes as often as possible
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