CT 125/trail Suspension upgrades

[SneakyDingo]

Haha... I also remembered on my commute home that this is one of those things that really freaks me out when it happens as it's an unexpected loss of control sensation - that's why I was very particular about keeping it in spec on my bicycles. m in sc is right - it's probably fine. But it's also something that freaks me out and does not bring me joy when it happens, so I tend to replace them early.

I'd do the procedure first for bringing the bearings back into spec 100% of the time. There's almost no reason not to. It was a quick procedure, maybe set aside 30 to 45 minutes to do it so you can go slow and second guess yourself? It took me 10 minutes last night, but I had confidence in my abilities and knew what I was looking for.

 

[CTExplorer]

I have the same problem with the “clunk” even when the suspension isn’t bottomed out. Done it since the day I got it and the dealer of course, is useless. I’ll probably try changing the fork oil out in case it was underserved. Have you made any more progress in figuring it out?

After having this issue since day 1 and tightening the steering nut not being the solution I finally decided to pull the forks and change the oil with the specified 120cc/ml per fork. Clunk 100% gone. I guess they have some QC issue in the fork oil measuring division wherever these are made. The front end is much better dampened now as well especially in the rougher stuff with this corrected since fork oil level dials in the amount of air to compress and changes the dampening.

 

[dxdiag.exe]

After having this issue since day 1 and tightening the steering nut not being the solution I finally decided to pull the forks and change the oil with the specified 120cc/ml per fork. Clunk 100% gone. I guess they have some QC issue in the fork oil measuring division wherever these are made. The front end is much better dampened now as well especially in the rougher stuff with this corrected since fork oil level dials in the amount of air to compress and changes the dampening.

hi, did you put 10 or 15w fork oil?

 

[CTExplorer]

hi, did you put 10 or 15w fork oil?

I would up going back with 10w. I'm pretty light and didn't want it to be too stiff. Figured I could add a little more oil to reduce the airspace and make it a little firmer if needed as well but have not felt the need to yet.

 

[m in sc]

im at 200 lbs and used 15w