On The Pegs July 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 7 | Page 93

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 7 - July 2019
93
TRIPLE CLAMPS
For quicker steering I pull the forks up the first setting on the triple clamps about
two centimeters from the top. I like the quicker steering because I usually am not
turning that much. I’m hopping a lot more. So I like the quicker steering, and when
you drop the forks it actually helps your balance just a little bit. So usually my front
end is up in the air anyway. But if you want better steering or slower steering, you
can drop the forks and it’ll help with that. Other than that, the GasGas out of the
box is pretty amazing. These are little tweaks that I’ve done over the last year. Last
year I rode a completely stock bike because I didn’t really have time to do anything
to it.
BRAKES
GasGas actually changed the front brake piston setup, the front brake caliper.
Actually this one’s the best one that I’ve seen. They went back to the style where
there’s a pin going through the top, because last year there was like a clip holding
them. These ones work a lot better. Last year that clip kind of dragged a little bit.
Usually out of the box I’ll clean them right away. I’ll just clean the brake rotors off
and whatever. I’ll drag them until they get hot and just dump water on it. Those
are little things usually to adjust. It kind of depends on the scenario. If the bike is
right the first time, then I won’t mess with it, but if it’s little things like that… I’m
usually not that picky so I’ll run the bike pretty much the way it is, but this last year
I really wanted to try to find a setup that kind of works a little bit better for me. n