New Mini Pit

[dan_250]

Hope it looks good when it's finished mate, didn't realise about the swinger bearings or id of done them. But if your pleased with it I'm happy. An yes the bike is ace fun to ride maybe not as fast but tends to put more smiles on. Keep the 125 In mate just put a spacer above the throttle slide so she can only get half throttle to start with then let her have the lot

[james47]

Originally Posted by z50r

Wouldn't pitbike usd's make the front end too high? assuming the frame is stock crf50 size, the best bet would be to get some genuine crf50 forks possibly with +1's, however, by you would also need a top clamp for the forks to fit bigger bars so might be slightly out of your price range.

Be carefull if buying pitbike usds as it might really mess up the geometry of the bike.

What do you mean by needing a new top clamp for bigger bars?

mart35 has offered me some forks to fit, so will be trying them, He says they will fit so I cant see it messing up the geometry of the bike

I cant see it making alot of difference to the geometry of the bike, aslong as they are roughly the same length as the standard forks its not going to change how the bike sits. I can see what you mean if I was to put normal 'crf 50' fitment forks on (such as the ones on my other bike) But they do come in the shorter length to fit bikes such as the demon x mini pit and the stomp juicebox's/ ace 50's.

[binge]

Originally Posted by james47

What do you mean by needing a new top clamp for bigger bars?

Genuine Honda forks run really skinny bars. You can buy a different Top clamp from Fast50's, Red barron etc, to run normal SE bars.
I wouldn't get Honda forks to be honest, no good for SM, especially for a beginner
Plus, they are drum brake front wheel.




Ben

[james47]

Did you see the forks I have bought from mart? look quite simular to your set with the red clamps.

[binge]

Yeah man. How long are they though?

[james47]

Not sure, I have asked mart the length, He knows they are going on the mini pit so Im sure he wouldnt offer them if they didnt fit.

When you measure the 'fork length' where do you measure? I measured my original ones last night, and from the bottom of the fork leg to the top nut on the top of the fork leg it was arround 52"

[binge]

I usually measure from the axle hole, up to the top of the fork leg (Highest and lowest possible top yoke mounting points)

52" seems a bit too long. My YZF450 forks are probably about that long.




Ben

[james47]

Originally Posted by binge

I usually measure from the axle hole, up to the top of the fork leg (Highest and lowest possible top yoke mounting points)

52" seems a bit too long. My YZF450 forks are probably about that long.




Ben

19/20" long sorry, was in cm not inches lol

[binge]

500 - 550mm is about right for CRF50 size forks.
Then 700 - 800mm for midsize forks.




Ben

[james47]

Originally Posted by binge

500 - 550mm is about right for CRF50 size forks.
Then 700 - 800mm for midsize forks.




Ben

Thats alright then, 19" is 508mm, Just hope mart realised there going on a mini pit and need to be the shorter type