[Pivot Steering]

Glad I fired up this discussion:

Racer- I agree with you that people should take responsibility for their own education. Nuff said about that

 

Regarding T2, I read a thread posted by Mr. Code where he says that when he wrote T2 he didn't have the best understanding about the concept of pivot steering and promised to update it in Twist 3. That was in 2003.

 

OFF TOPIC:

Cobie, et al

My only Code posessions are the Twist 1 DVD. What would be the best investment in study material for me? (I own other publications too, so I do read) Should I wait until the T2 DVD comes out and purchase it and risk redundancy by purchasing it AND the T2 book? Or do they not cove the same information?

 

---- I suppose for that matter I could ask the same question about T1 Book vs DVD--- (hey I did, but never got an answer)

 

PS- Cobie, you're in the T1 DVD credits, but I can't spot you. Where are you?

[Pivot Steering]

What's Pivot Steering?

[Stiction]

Hi Jaybird180,

 

I change fork oil at least once a year as a matter of basic maintenance regardless of any issues. A complete teardown isn't necessary to change the fork oil; but, I do remove the fork tubes from the bike (one at a time) so that I can work the stanchion in and out to completely drain and flush the old oil from the dampers. Afterward, the alignment procedures mentioned by marcus and Balistic are highly recommended to prevent binding. If you still have significant stiction at that point, then there might be other issues with the forks, such as low quality oil seals (I use OEM or NOK) or worn bushings which can lead to excessive flex and binding in the fork tube itself. And there may be other tricks to try. For instance, some racers run without dust seals on their forks in an attempt to reduce stiction. In fact, my HRC RS factory roadracers do not include dust seals on the forks at all.

 

Bon chance,

 

racer

 

 

I'll give it a shot, sir. Thanks for the swift response.

[Stiction]

I ride an 06 GSXR1000 and these suffer badly from stiction.

 

I have oil soaked foam under my dust seals which reduced it 5mm, I still have 9-11mm.

 

I have backed off the bolts from the triple clamp, given the wheel a tap and loosened the axle nut which also helped a bit.

 

Any suggestions to help reduce it?

 

My suspension guy has a chromed stanction to test but im putting that off and since he hasnt asked me when, I assume he is a bit busy anyway

 

I have never had a bike with much. I would look at everything to make sure it is straight(axle, tree, triple clamp). One thing I do is with one tube tight and one loose I use the front axle to set the height (when it spins free in both legs). All forks are not the same and a little tention on this dimention could bind the fork up.

Will

 

 

I also have a issue with stiction and a local guy suggested that the forks will need to be torn apart. No mention of front end misalignment (which I have a slight misalignment). I had my forks revalvled and sprung about a year ago. He suggested that it may be time for oil and or could be another issue. Since I'm now doing this on my own, should I invest the time tearing them down or other more important things? The stiction wasn't even noticable until he pointed it out.

[Is There A "quick Turn Line" For Every Corner?]

This is a very interesting topic and I'm glad I found it. I too am having a similar issue. I have about 4 trackdays under my belt and I'm finding it tough to kick those street riding habits (trailbraking). My best trackday was when I instructor convinced me to stop trailing and to quick flick the bike. The street has brought that habit back.

 

Now that I have a new street riding partner (a more advanced rider who's also a track rider) we're working on my cornering confidence which showed how and why trailing has been a limitation for me.

 

I guess what I'd like to know is: is there something that can be done to accelerate my habit breaking and help reinforce it and to show me WHEN it's appropriate to use the trailing technique (like Squirrels)?

[Videos Vs Books]

A couple of years ago, I purchased the DVD of A Twist of the Wrist. I had long heard of the books Vol 1 & 2 and thought this to be a great way for me to visualize the lessons. In reading some of the forums, members make references to either Vol1 or 2 or sometimes the "Soft Science" book. Should I still purchase the Twist of the Wrist books or do I have all of the content in my DVD?