Not Another Sprocket Thread...JK

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[Got-Busa?]

If you want me to be honest i just don't want to blow my fork seals again...I wheelie every where and I always tell myself not too but i LOVE it. That is really the main reason for stretching! I wasn't looking to raise my times or anything because i honestly don't know what i would run. Should I just stretch and keep the stock gearing for now?
I'm pretty confident in corners, when ever i watch a video of a guy having to stand it up and ride off the road out of a corner it just pisses me off. My ass hangs pretty far off the seat when i want to dig her in! That is also why i bought Pilot Power 2CT's!

You shouldn't be blowing fork seals, if you are then you're slamming the front end down WAY to hard. It all goes back to the same discussion, you NEED MORE PRACTICE and to learn throttle control. Everyone wheelies but you've got to be able to control it and bring the front down smooth (or smoother). Stretching still doesn't solve the problem, you need to learn bike control at stock wheelbase.

I don't recommend stretching any bike unless you plan to make it 100% a drag bike. My bike makes over 400whp+ and I'm still riding stock wheelbase pulling 160mph wheelies...

[sixpack577]

If you want me to be honest i just don't want to blow my fork seals again...I wheelie every where and I always tell myself not too but i LOVE it. That is really the main reason for stretching! I wasn't looking to raise my times or anything because i honestly don't know what i would run. Should I just stretch and keep the stock gearing for now?
I'm pretty confident in corners, when ever i watch a video of a guy having to stand it up and ride off the road out of a corner it just pisses me off. My ass hangs pretty far off the seat when i want to dig her in! That is also why i bought Pilot Power 2CT's!

You need to learn to ride a controlled wheelie. One that you can literally ride for as long as you want, not just until you run out of rpm's. Learn to set them down easily too. Do that and fork seals will last a very long time.
Have you set the suspension sag to your body weight? If not, you're not doing anything in curves, as the bike won't handle correctly.

[BusaBaker]

You shouldn't be blowing fork seals, if you are then you're slamming the front end down WAY to hard. It all goes back to the same discussion, you NEED MORE PRACTICE and to learn throttle control. Everyone wheelies but you've got to be able to control it and bring the front down smooth (or smoother). Stretching still doesn't solve the problem, you need to learn bike control at stock wheelbase.

I don't recommend stretching any bike unless you plan to make it 100% a drag bike. My bike makes over 400whp+ and I'm still riding stock wheelbase pulling 160mph wheelies...

At first I was slamming them and that's why they started leaking at first, when I hard them apart the insides are rusty, (she sat in Mexico for 2 years without being ran or washed/cleaned) so my forks are very weak in general. I don't slam anymore, I just bring it down and ride the rpms out and she sits down real easy! I'm currently working on passenger wheelies haha

but had the chance to get the group back together last night, 10+ bikes all night which is huge for us around here. I ran my buddies ZX again, we did a 1st gear 50 pull. I held the front end down once and the second time she came up on me and rode it out till redline. We held dead even until I hit second, he still was in first at this time and pulled half a bike..when he hit second he was gone.

[BusaBaker]

[video=youtube_share;ns8zOIpoz2U]http://youtu.be/ns8zOIpoz2U[/video]

[BusaBaker]

You need to learn to ride a controlled wheelie. One that you can literally ride for as long as you want, not just until you run out of rpm's. Learn to set them down easily too. Do that and fork seals will last a very long time.
Have you set the suspension sag to your body weight? If not, you're not doing anything in curves, as the bike won't handle correctly.

The front suspension was set by the guy who rebuilt the forks. I can take pictures but they look to be back to stock settings? They compress VERY easily.

I've been worried to mess with any of it, seems complicated and I don't want to mess something up. The rear spring hasn't been touched either and I doubt my uncle changed it either!

[sixpack577]

The front suspension was set by the guy who rebuilt the forks. I can take pictures but they look to be back to stock settings? They compress VERY easily.

I've been worried to mess with any of it, seems complicated and I don't want to mess something up. The rear spring hasn't been touched either and I doubt my uncle changed it either!

Suspension sag MUST be set for YOU personally, your body weight(and with gear, as obviously it weighs something, my helmet and full leathers are 23lbs).
Read this and do this.
https://www.hayabusa.org/forum/maintenance-do-yourself/89876-jinkster-attacks-suspension.html

What tire pressure are you running? That really matters too, and the psi will rise by 2 or 3 or more as the tires get hot.

You also do not want to ride a wheelie with a passenger; unless you are very skilled at it(which I respectfully say you are not by the above video), and that the passenger knows and accepts the risk...which is tremendous.
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