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Workshop => Suspension and Chassis => Topic started by: pinned250r on May 05, 2014, 03:13:31 PM
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So she has a stock front end, 86 arms, 86 shocks, stock stem, 3:2 offset reinforced ringed rims. I told her when i was building it this winter, i wanted to put some +2 arms on it, but she wanted a narrow R to whip around with....whatever that means lol.
Pretty much all we ride is dunes. But the trucks really rut it up and she has a hard time shifting through the rough sand.
So my question is this, will a steering stabilizer help reduce this? What about less air in the front tires? Any recommendation is appreciated!
Thanks guys and God Bless
Colin
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Ccp....
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I agree with samel, ccp kit from motofool is what she wants. It will help that tracking.
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Good deal, thats what i was afraid...costly unit right there. Gonna have to find a new arm workout for her.... :)
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Pismo also gets really choppy, I have tried different PSI in the front. Now I run them fairly soft. I also just got in on the group buy for the Stabilizer. Also Sending out the front Works to Schmidty to get set-up for my weight and style.
You still have the stock shocks on it?
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Yeah i do....it was a severe budget build. Down the road it will get some aftermarket fronts on it and hopefully i can convince her on some +1 or 2's. I will try softer front tires.... theyre 22x8x10, fricken massive. But a deal i couldnt pass up.
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any used non worn out stick style setup would help her as well.
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I have a Nacs racing stabilizer im going to be selling soon. I use it on my XC bike. I bought a CCP for the XC so i will want to part with it. PM if your interested. It still works fine, but i have never rebuilt it.
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^^^ There you go pinned. Break out the pink spray paint and you will be a hero.
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Its a tough pink to match, but i will paint it silver or gray if needed! lol. Thanks guys
Colin
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Tell her to stop whining! :tongue-new:
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Tell her to stop whining! :tongue-new:
Thats what they do though
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She deserves a Pro-Trax :lol:
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years back I bought a used ltr450 for my wife,we had it for a few dune trips and while on a ride, her and I some how get on each others bike.I stopped her to get my bike and she refused to switch ,teling me that her bike handled like crap in comparison to mine. All it took was to put the oem rims on tires back on to make make her happy again.the bike had 3x2 on the front .I did not argue with her at all ,because I had to ride her bike and knew exactly what she was talking about
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I could be way off base here (sounds like she knows what she likes) but that is a pretty straight bend of handlebar and kind of short on a stock height stem. When I had a stock stem I liked an atv bend bar. A little taller with more pull back kept me back a little further for a more relaxed steering position. 2 cents
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I have works shocks on mine, (nicer ride than stock), I hate those type of tires she has on her bike, I find the plain ole pro track radials, (I am talking rider quad)
to be the best, IMO. I have smooth buff on the drag and the sand will steer that bike, I have ridden other bikes that have tires like hers and they are harder to steer.
If it was me, I would try different tires, that may make all the difference that she needs.
This way she can whip the bike around (yes I understand that term).... lmao!
Women riding R's are sooooo much cooler than the guys! :P
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Silverlake is a tore up mess, worse sand dunes in the country!She deserves a stabilizer and antivibe.
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I'm concerned my wife's going to have the same issues with tracking rut's on her 86 so I did what Rupp250 did & got in on the CCP stabilizer group buy. I've never rode a quad with a stabilizer but I rode a buddy's cr250 desert racer that had one & the difference in control was night & day.
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Definately a stabilizer and anti vibe bar mounts. I put a 7 click adjustable stick stabilizer and a set of FLEXX bars on an antivibe mount, and it like BUTTER! Best change I have ever done!
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Well it looks like i have a ton of options to try, i will swap her tires out first, see if that helps. Then ill be looking to buy stuff.
Dan- i already tell her to just ride pinned always, but she says she does lol. i didnt have a bump steer problem when i rode it lol.
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It's may not be a bump steer problem it's your tires being forced to turn when hitting big ruts. Doesn't matter if your running 18's or 22's the truck ruts are to big for our tires. You need to slow the force of the run down.
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Regardless of what it "actually is" I have no problem on it and can hold it pretty straight the entire time, however it's nothing like my roll/axis front end and beats upmy arms a little more.
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Most of your issue is the offset. Anything without 4/1's sucks compared to 4/1's as far as feedback through the bars. People ask me why I never have had a stabilizer, but I don't see the point, can hold the bars one handed through bumps and all, tracks so well, and the same was true for my Roll arms before switching to my Lobo.
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Right, i definitely saw the difference from 3:2 to 4:1.5 on my Roll arms. But marc we are also men, and going a ton faster than my wife does, so a stabilizer for cheap may not be a horrible idea for her. We will see though.
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I've never had ribbed front tires, would dual rib tires "hunt" less? I know dual keel skis do.
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Better for her to complain about bump steer, as opposed to other "issues". Lol