Fork "Notchy"

Platty · Post by **Platty** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:06 pm

Guys

When compressing the forks, there appears to be a notchy (grabs) what every you call it, half way down the travel.
The forks have have work to them about 2 years ago, new springs and oil. ? Not bent.

Do any of you have a simular problem, does this mean a complete strip down to replace the bushes etc?.

Cheers

Post by **Max** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:43 pm

I've found that adding a shim that fills the gap measured between the distance between the forks (at the axel point) without wheel and spacers / speedo drive attached helps loads in reducing stiction. Mine is a shim out of some gearbox that was in a tray with a bazillion other washer like objects at my buddy's bike shop.

Think of it like this, you slide your wheel and spacers up in there, there's a gap to make this possible, the larger the gap, the more your forks are "bent" in when you tighten up the axel.

Many bikes have "floating clamps" that allow you to tighten the axel, then compress the forks several times to get them in line before tightening the grips that hold the axel to the fork. Unfortunately this isn't the way with our old world design. The shim thing works, just a bitch to fit the extra piece when putting on the front wheel.

youngy · Post by **youngy** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:17 pm

Sounds like bushes to me. Mine do it. I don't think it's that big a deal.

Post by **Max** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:23 pm

Oh, and two years equals how many miles / kilometers in your case? For me, fork oil is like engine oil. The more often you change it, the better it works.

youngy · Post by **youngy** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:24 pm

And of course....were the bushes changed with the oil and springs? Unlikely.

Post by **Max** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:53 pm

Why all this talk about shrubbery?

Or might you have a secret political message you are trying to convey my good chap?

Bushings!

HansJ · Post by **HansJ** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:30 pm

Ni! NiNiNi!

youngy · Post by **youngy** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:50 pm

Bushings my arse.

Next you'll be talking about dampners and colors.

They are bushes. Or as Yamaha calls them Slide Metal and Piston Metal.

Post by **Max** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:00 pm

HansJ wrote:Ni! NiNiNi!

Post by **Max** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:06 pm

And Martin, do with your arse as you wish... I'm sure Yamaha, however odd their "Engrish" might be, does not confuse organic plant growth with metalic objects.

Now what was this you were wondering about colored dampners