Triumphrat

BombFactory · 05-13-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by adrienna

Fortunately, the sliders will hit the triples before the fender can, but that still can't be a good thing.

Hey, welcome to the club. Correct me if I'm wrong, Adrienna (or Aaron I should say), but when you say the 'sliders' hit before the fender, are you referring to the larger outer fork tubes (the black ones)? In no case do you want the outer tubes bottoming out on the lower triple clamp. If this happens on hard braking it can force the rear wheel off the ground resulting in losing control or a roll-over.

Now for my two cents on the raising of the forks in the triples: you say you raised them one inch. Is this a measurement of the fork showing from the top triple clamp surface to the beginning of the fork cap, or is this a measurement of the fork showing from the clip-on top surface to the start of the fork cap? From what I have read, you don't want to raise the fork much more that 0.25-0.5 inch from stock. By raising the forks you will change the trail of the bike which affects the handling. By shortening the trail, which is what has happened, the bike will be more sensitive and quicker steering. The TT600/S4 is already a very agile bike, so any more quickness in the steering could present problems in turns and will especially lead to tank-slapping when hitting rough/uneven surfaces. Someone please correct me or add to this if I'm mistaken.