• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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low sitting front forks

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I own a tc 250 2010 model with the 48mm kayaba aos fork before i purchased the bike the owner had the springs replaced im not sure if thats the problem but when you look around where the chamber sits it is about 50-60mm lower than it probably should be on the fork covers. any suggestions?
 
Sorry, correction the black fork guards. Its ok to ride but i think its because im really light. It does make noise, for example say if i do a wheelie and when i drop the front wheel back down it sounds like the springs have play and makes a noise. Or if i put the bike up on a stand where the forks are fully extended and i push it forwards so the forks compress it makes the same noise. And yes the bike does lean forward and it looks really stupid.
 
I would guess that you should find the spec for spring length, look on halls sight maybe,,,,tHen remove
The springs that are in there so you can see if they are shorter. Are the forks flush with the top of the tree?
 
Maybe you are spotting something strange or intended. The previous owner may have had it lowered, correctly or incorrectly. Maybe they shortened the springs and not the rod- and that's why when you take weight off (wheelie) and put weight back- it seems like there is PLAY no "preload" on the spring... . I'd open them up and inspect. You could run in to problems if you don't sort this out. Definitely won't ride like it should and could be dangerous to you or cause internal fork damage. First measure the fork's overall travel and confirm its not OEM.

The forks should extend 300mm on a stand (without weight of the bike). If yours do not- they were modified.

SAG: http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/suspension-setup-recommendations.17268/
Front suspension static sag should be 14% ( available travel in mm X .14 = static sag in mm)
300mm X .14= 42mm
Front suspension rider sag should be 25% (X .25 = Rider sag)
300mm X .25= 75mm
Rear suspension static sag should be 11% of available travel (X .11 = static sag)
296mm X .11=32.56mm
Rear suspension rider sag should be 34% of available travel (X .34 = rider sag)
296mm X .34= 100.64mm

:thumbsup:good luck!!
 
The static sag seamed to be correct, its just that it still dosen't look right at all. I will still check the forks out anyway for that sound and the springs.
 
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