'You learn something new every day" .... well sorta I knew about floating front rotors but not this little maintenance trick These were the 2 solutions a fella (on a Daytona) used to solve his front end chatter/pulsing problems when hard braking from 200kph , Im guessing on track ..... not that Ill be doing that anytime soon But front brakes and their upkeep comes in handy sometimes And front caliper/fork alignment
Wow thats pretty interesting, wondering if thats why i've been having brake shuddering issues with my zxr's. I just assumed it was warped rotors
I like Dave Moss a lot. His style of explanation works really well for me because there’s always a “why” to everything.
He had a presence here for a bit while he was racing an MC22 https://2fiftycc.com/index.php?threads/dave-moss-cbr250rr-mc22-racing-in-california.8371/
Hooray, yes this is the way to do it. Just to add to this. If you have an old bike and you are a bit suspect about the straightness of the stanchions then: 1/ Support the front of the bike off the ground. 2/ Remove the wheel and guard 3/ Remove the fork caps 4/ Push the lower leg up and down to check for stiction. If there is any then rotate the lower leg to find the point of least resistance. Then loosen the triple clamps and rotate the stanchion to bring the assembly into that position. 5/ Repeat for the other side. 6/ Refit the guard and wheel 7/ Follow the great video that Mr Grey posted with the exception that you can now drop the forks to full compression rather than just bounce up and down on them. 8/ Now you can fit the caps. This video is a perfect example of understanding how something works not just how nuts and bolts hold things somewhere.
