johnnyboxer Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I have a Majesty 200 and want to improve the forks and fork action! I'm thinking about fitting a Pinky front end (with better forks) and a front disc brake. I already have a set of 175 yokes, which have been milled out to accept the larger diameter TY Mono stanchions Is that not really in the spirit of Twinshock (I see plenty of TLR's with a front disc!!) Any pitfalls, will I be excluded from the Twinshock classes? Would the forks from a TY250 Twinshock be a better bet than the 175 forks already fitted?? Questions.......................??? Alternatively is there anyone who could tune the 175 forks, to improve the spring rate and damping (not frightened to spend a bit doing this option, unless it gets silly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 TY250 forks do have a better action than TY175 forks for people over a certain weight (damping and springing) and using them will preserve the existing steering geometry (being in-line axle and can be set to provide the same ride height). They are 34mm diameter though so would be too small for your bored out triple clamps. TY mono forks have a better damping action than TY250 twinshock forks but being leading axle will reduce the steering trail. A better bet would be to use TY mono triple clamps too but this requires work to get the steering stops right. Both the TY250 twinshock and TY mono forks are heavier than TY175 forks. I wouldn't complain about someone using TY mono forks on a Majesty because they are comparable in performance with the forks seen on late model twinshock bikes. We have a manufacturing cutoff date of 1987 here for twinshock bike technology so there would probably be no issues. I've seen TY mono forks and front wheel working quite well on a heavily modified RL250 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majesty320 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 My friend put a set of ty250 twinshock forks and yokes on his whitehawk they a great improvement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) My friend put a set of ty250 twinshock forks and yokes on his whitehawk they a great improvement Front wheel and spindle from a 175 will fit a Twinshock TY250 pair of fork bottoms, I hope? Edited November 25, 2008 by Johnnyboxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) Yes the front hubs on TY175 and TY250 twinshock are the same. Rims are different widths - don't know why. Edited November 25, 2008 by feetupfun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Is that not really in the spirit of Twinshock (I see plenty of TLR's with a front disc!!) Are discs allowed in your Twinshock classes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Are discs allowed in your Twinshock classes? Never seen anybody bother about it in Club trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majman Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 (edited) There is a 175 Majesty on ebay. Wonder what forks are on that one? Edited December 1, 2008 by majman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunk Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 there was a ty majesty for sale, jonny it was yours was it not? how come you pulled it at the last moment?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted December 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 (edited) there was a ty majesty for sale, jonny it was yours was it not? how come you pulled it at the last moment?? It is mine I sold one of my standard TY's for Edited December 12, 2008 by Johnnyboxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunk Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Nice one, i dont blame you. Is yours a 200cc with electronic ignition? or are you running points? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Nice one, i dont blame you. Is yours a 200cc with electronic ignition? or are you running points? 175 with points - runs fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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