majesty320 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I am in the process of rebuilding my Majesty 250, and I need to know what to do with the forks. Should I rechrome the origional TY forks as they always seemed to work ok or should I fit forks from later bikes with a leading axle. I cant get any TY mono forks as the are like hens teeth and have dodgy hubs, but have managed to find a set of 35mm Marzocchis complete with wheel and brake plate. Could any one tell me what advantage leading axle forks have other than better damping. Thanks to anyone who can help. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 The leading axle forks in a Majesty don't seem to upset the steering at all, maybe slows it down a bit and makes it a bit more stable. I've tried someone else's Yam framed 320 with Mono forks in and it rode and steered without any faults at all. If you have a complete Marzocchi front end I'd go with that and not bother spending money unecessarily on mono forks. The Marzocchis are every bit as good as Yam Mono forks and no-one can bleat that you have non period forks fitted (although Yam mono forks are period anyway as they were ridden at the same time as twinshocks) Best idea is to get another set of Majesty yokes (as in normal TY250 yokes) and get them bored out to take the Marzocchis. That way, if you don't like that set up you can revert to the original forks. If you do like the set up you can throw the original forks as far away as possible... Try Ellastone offroad for some yokes or there are some on ebay now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottt Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 If you do like the set up you can throw the original forks as far away as possible... Or you could throw then in the direction of a TY175 owner who would realy like some 250 forks, me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majesty320 Posted February 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Woody my bike has a Godden frame would this still ride the same or is the steering geometry different. Also Ive seen the picture of your Majesty what front brake plate are you using. Thanks Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Should still be OK, I've tried Nick Shields' bike too which is a Godden frame with mono forks and that steered fine also The front brake plate is a YZ item from an early 80s bike as they used the same hub as the Mono, even the shoes are the same. Hard to come by I think. It was supposed to make the front brake work better but it is still dismal... Grimeca front brake is better I think. If ever I use Yam mono forks in anything again it will be with a Grimeca wheel made to fit somehow. You can also use another type of YZ brake plate with the twin leading shoes but they are even harder to find. The slot for the anchoring lug in the front fork is also at a slightly different position on these plates so the brake cable may sit at an awkward angle when the wheel is fitted - unless there is a way around that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy m Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Nigel Birkett is doing a front brake plate assembly to use in a mono wheel with the brake arm situated on the outside of the plate. He is sorting the brake arm at present as the original one he was using the stock has dried up. He is on the case though and will sort it asap. Woody. Do you know if it is possible to use a TY mono electronic ignition set up on a Majesty, if so how much work involved etc? I bought a mono in bits for the forks so if I can use other parts that would be a bonus. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitley Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 (edited) Hey Maj 320. I have a godden framed yam with mono forks in,works good for me and the handling is improved in my opinion, no tucking under on tight turns and a bit more stable in slippery rocky brooks (becks up your way ). Only job to do now is to get a brake plate conversion from mr birkett Edited February 22, 2008 by pitley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Nigel Birkett is doing a front brake plate assembly to use in a mono wheel with the brake arm situated on the outside of the plate. He is sorting the brake arm at present as the original one he was using the stock has dried up. He is on the case though and will sort it asap.Woody. Do you know if it is possible to use a TY mono electronic ignition set up on a Majesty, if so how much work involved etc? I bought a mono in bits for the forks so if I can use other parts that would be a bonus. Cheers. You can use the mono ignition (stator, CDI and coil) on the twinshock using the twinshock flywheel. The stator bolts straight on (probably the same backplate on both) and you just have to find a way of neatly mounting the CDI and coil under the tank and routing the wires. However, getting it timed up is a bit of an ordeal as the keyway is in a different place on the mono and you may have to elongate the holes in the stator to reposition it to get the correct firing point with the Maj flywheel. I tried it once and did have the bike running with the mono ignition on it but when I tried again at a later date I couldn't get it working. Gave up and bought the kit of Craig Mawlem, although it was a bit cheaper then than now. From what I've heard, other people have used them. If you have both engines side by side you should be able to work out where to position the stator on the Maj engine. You may also just end up ripping your hair out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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