Northern Radio Moto Club

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BIKE SETUP

New to this and need advice?

Bike set up is not overly difficult, but whether you've jumped in at the deep end with no experience, or just want to tweak the handling of a race ready bike a little, then you need to take it to a race meeting. Most racers will be happy to help you get the bike up to speed, then it's just up to you to practice until you're ready to beat the pros. But before you bring it, make sure the chassis and wheels are straight and in alignment and you have the best tyres on. Also read the other articles on this page and please visit the moto-5 forum where you may find answers to a lot of your questions. Let's see you trackside soon!  

STEERING METHOD

It is necessary to have a sprung flexible connection between steering servo and forks. A direct connection will not work. Both NF and TT bikes come with their own form of spring steering and damping. The older NF bikes came with silicone fuel tube steering. They all work, but the most commonly used method used on all bikes in the UK is the NF spring kit #X80/A (or similar)and seperate damper. Use a long arm on the servo to get a more linear action and easier adjustment via the epa on your transmitter. Set initially with no compression on the springs and adjust on your transmitter's epa. And don't forget these bikes turn by countersteering, so make sure you have the steering reversed - left on your transmitter should turn the front wheel to the right.

 

TYRES

The kit Thunder Tiger or Nuova Faor tyres may be ok for the local car park, but for UK racing you will need to get some stickier stuff. Most commonly used and generally accepted for most summer conditions are the PMT 100 (cut or slick). For damp, cold and slippy tracks use PMT 200s. GRP also make extra soft tyres, these are good on dry grippy tracks, but lose out to the PMTs when the conditions get slippy.