Mond Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hi, Bought a 1997 P.reg thundercat a fortnight ago for a good price, replaced the front pipes and front tyre and put it in for a MOT Sadly it failed on stiff rear suspension, needs to have 4 inches of movement?? Also a leaky front caliper which i think just needs a seal kit The thing that is boiling my blood is the stiff suspension, is this a common thundercat fault or do they just seize up I think the bike has stood for a yr or 2, apart from these problems I'm very happy with the CAT Some advice would be most helpful Cheers Help me please, with a cherry on top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikertec Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Hi, Bought a 1997 P.reg thundercat a fortnight ago for a good price, replaced the front pipes and front tyre and put it in for a MOT Sadly it failed on stiff rear suspension, needs to have 4 inches of movement?? Also a leaky front caliper which i think just needs a seal kit The thing that is boiling my blood is the stiff suspension, is this a common thundercat fault or do they just seize up I think the bike has stood for a yr or 2, apart from these problems I'm very happy with the CAT Some advice would be most helpful Cheers Help me please, with a cherry on top Most shocks are adjustable isn't yours ? Failing that take it for a blast around sheffield, with all the pot holes here it should soon loosen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmythehat Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 hi , sounds to me your suspension linkage has seized, the bearings are all dry and have become solid, this is fairly common , you need to strip the shock linkages out clean them and grease them up and re fit, the shocks also loose their rebound damping due to loss of oil.its possible the the bearings may need replacing if in bad condition..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mond Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 Hi all, got it sorted. It was the linkage bearings, the one with the 2 bearings in with the long bush. Im finally on the road Thx for the advice all Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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