increasing steering lock?

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arjay

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• Jan 20, 2003

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Hi - just a speculative question. If you were to grind back the stops on the lower triple clamp to increase the steering lock (say by 2/3mm each side) would there be a negative effects on the bike's geometry? Thanks for any advice.

 

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dbrace

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• Jan 21, 2003

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should be ok, but why?

 

MikeT

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• Jan 21, 2003

• #3

2-3mm is a lot. Try it at smaller increments first, you can always do more. ;)

 

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arjay

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• Jan 21, 2003

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Thanks. DB, I have a mx based 125 that has a limited lock. It's agile enough when moving under power but I wanted to make it easier to u turn on trails and pick lines through nadgery. It's just a theoretical question - I don't think I'll take the grinder to ity just yet. Maybe I'll save up for a trials bike first...

 

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jmics19067

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• Jan 22, 2003

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I wouldn't think turning the bars anymore would help compensate for an improper set up. My guess is that it would make the feeling of washing out or knifing only worse since the wheel is cranked over more.

 

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dirt bike dave

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• Jan 22, 2003

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Some bikes will benefit from additional steering lock in the tight woods. I ground down the stop on my old KDX250 quite a bit - that bike needed it. I removed material from both sides of the tab on the steering head and repainted it afterwards.

The thing to watch out for is the fork tubes hitting the gas tank at full lock. If you grind down the stop too far, it would be possible for the forks to knock the tank loose in a crash. Other than that, I can't think of any adverse effects.