Guys
At a new track and my Shelbourne has major headshake / tankslapper when braking into the fast corners
We checked disks, looked for cracks, checked the steering head play, and done all sorts with tyre pressures and still haven't nailed it
Any ideas
The Tyres are all Hoosiers
Mick
Major F2 handling problems
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cor-blimey
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
whats the circuit(and corner)...plus whats your passenger doing...is it with your usual passenger ......have you changed any other settings....dry or wet?????
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
try bleeding all your brakes..may help
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
kev1382 wrote:try bleeding all your brakes..may help
thats a point...have you changed anything on your brakes...pad type or your brake bias.....possibly sounds like your brakes are too strong on the front......
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
'is your damper shot'
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
[quote]'is your damper shot'/quote]
shouldn't need one if the bike is setup up right
shouldn't need one if the bike is setup up right
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
So how come 99% use them Richard 
It is true about the sidecar family - you can stop racing but you can never, ever leave!
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
they do help!
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
sounds to me like the front brake bias is too high 
just one more lap and i'll have him
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
on morden f2's i think 99% is abit over the top, i dont think one of the NG F2's run them 
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
dampers are mainly fitted to the f2 lcr's(fitted as standard)...and used at the tt by a few others....but im sure you have a brake issue...
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
has it always had hoosiers on? what else have you changed, go back to old settings ,
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
Thats a good idea Ian you can start developing Hoosiers. Seriously there has got to be some opposition to Avons . The prices of tyres could be the final straw for some of us from next year on.
Seriously there has got to be some opposition to Avons . The prices of tyres could be the final straw for some of us from next year on.-
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
They disguise problems, they don't fix themLumley32 wrote:shouldn't need one if the bike is setup up right
"The rider gets the glory, the passenger gets the blame"
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Re: Major F2 handling problems
I want to thank everyone for their hints & tips.
The track we were racing on was in Cayuga, ontario, Canada.
There were 2 long straights in succession and with the hard braking the bike was shaking like a bastard at the ends of these straights.
It's never needed a damper before and we managed to fix the problem by going higher on all of the tires than we have before - 20 lb all around. We normally do 16 front, 16 back, and 15 chair.
Anyway we won both races so thanks for your help again.
Mick n Kaz
KazmiK Racing.
The track we were racing on was in Cayuga, ontario, Canada.
There were 2 long straights in succession and with the hard braking the bike was shaking like a bastard at the ends of these straights.
It's never needed a damper before and we managed to fix the problem by going higher on all of the tires than we have before - 20 lb all around. We normally do 16 front, 16 back, and 15 chair.
Anyway we won both races so thanks for your help again.
Mick n Kaz
KazmiK Racing.