What does raising the forks in the triple clamps do?
Raising the fork tubes in the triple clamp is a simple adjustment that can help make a motorcycle respond faster to steering input and can lower the motorcycle.
How do you lower a triple clamp?
The only way to lower the triple clamp that i know of is to put the bike on a frame stand.
Can you put longer forks on a motorcycle?
In general, bikes will happily accept forks that are up to 20mm larger than their designers intended. Feel free to go beyond that if you must, but be prepared for a bike that the manufacturer didn’t really intend to create. That doesn’t mean it will suck, but it’s just something to be aware of.
How do you know if your forks are bent?
To see if the tube is bent, you can remove the front wheel, then turn the tube in the clamps and watch for the bottom end of the fork to move around. Or, since you’ve gone that far, take the fork all the way off, put the axle end in a vise, and turn the stanchion.
How tight should my triple clamps be?
Generally, something around 16-18 ft/lb for the top clamp and more like 12-15 ft/lb for the lower.
Why do you need offset at the triple clamps?
The more offset at the triple clamps, the more the rider will feel the weight of the fork tubes when steering. Although there needs to be some offset at the clamps to give fork clearance for a full turning radius, the less the better to decrease the fork’s moment of inertia.
Which is better at the axle or triple clamps?
As a rule, changing trail at the axle is better than at the clamps (which KTM did on the 2014 Factory Edition 450SXF and will on all 2015 models). The more offset at the triple clamps, the more the rider will feel the weight of the fork tubes when steering.
Do you need to put offset in axle clamps?
Although there needs to be some offset at the clamps to give fork clearance for a full turning radius, the less the better to decrease the fork’s moment of inertia. The lightest-steering bikes will put as much of the given offset as possible into the axle clamps.
The more offset at the triple clamps, the more the rider will feel the weight of the fork tubes when steering. Although there needs to be some offset at the clamps to give fork clearance for a full turning radius, the less the better to decrease the fork’s moment of inertia.
Can a concentric insert be used with a triple clamp?
For ultimate tunability, concentric inserts and different triple clamps can be used together to dramatically alter a motorcycle’s handling. Note how far the fork tubes are sticking out above the triple clamp. You can also go the other direction – up to the point where the fork tube sits flush with the triple.
As a rule, changing trail at the axle is better than at the clamps (which KTM did on the 2014 Factory Edition 450SXF and will on all 2015 models). The more offset at the triple clamps, the more the rider will feel the weight of the fork tubes when steering.
What are the different brands of triple clamps?
There are a lot of Triple clamp options out there: Xtrig, Neken, Ride Engineering, DP Racing, Bud, Pro Circuit, Applied, BRP, Scar, Kite, probably some I’m forgetting, and of course Luxon. Some offer nothing more than bling (color anodized), others offer that plus various other features. Some main considerations in a clamp: