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2/13/2018 9:19pm
2/13/2018 9:19pm
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2/15/2018 8:40am
So I just picked up a very clean 06 Rm250 after several years off a bike. Pulled the suspension off and sent it out to JM Racing in Houston. Heard very good things about John's work. Now the issue.... The front end looks off-center / crooked. The forks went back in the triple clamps easier than getting them out (clamps were tight) used a large flat blade screwdriver to expand the pinch. Not sure what's going on? Visual on clamps look straight and in damaged, could I have put the front tire/rim on incorrectly? Man I'm puzzled. Not the greatest tuner in the world but have 36 years of basics. This is my first ever Suzuki. Any experts please give me some guidance or direction. Thank you in advance.
The routine to correct is pretty straight forward, loosen the nuts on the bottom of the mounts, recenter them and tighten back up. The rubber cones can also get damaged. Best thing to do is pull the bar mounts apart, inspect and replace and cracked, bent or broken items.
Ride Eng has replacement cone kits or go with OEM. Check out Applied as well for more options.
Hope this helps solve your issue.
Thanks
The Shop
Remove the front mudguard and sit on the bike. You can see fairly easily if the front wheel isn't square to the bars.
On a side note, with regards to the bar mount. Remove the top bar clamp and place it on a flat surface. If the bar mount clamp doesn't sit flat at all 4 bolt holes then its bent and needs to be replaced.
I've bent a couple of these now and the twisted bar top clamp will pull the bar mount assembly out of line when tightened down.
Cheers. Currently building up an Enduro RM250. Build thread can be found here:
https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Bike-Builds,46/Suzuki-RM250-Enduro-Build…
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