Front Brakes

[Bizi]

Hello my friends!!!



My 2005 Tiger sometimes ÏdivesÓ when I try the front brakes and it scares me to hell. Does anyone know a solution to avoid the front ÏdivingÓ?  Is it common for the Tiger? Does anybody ever tried something to change it?



Thanks,



BIZI

[jp4evr]

If you have not had any modifications to your front springs, this is likely the normal result of a fairly stock plush front spring setup.  



You have a few options of swapping out for progressive springs with a different spring rate or actually modifying the weight of the fluid and perhaps preloading with spacers.

[Foxy]

There was me thinking front end dive was perfectly normal  :?



If it's that much of a bother buy a Bimmer. Whatever you do don't try an old hack like my Tiger, bouncy as it's front end is.

[newmanr19]

If you think the Tiger is bad, try riding a KLR some time and grabbing a handful of the front brake; you'll swear the forks collapsed. As others have said, higher rate springs and maybe a heavier weight fork oil will help. The best remedy I have found is to avoid using the front brake on it's own. If it's diving hard; you might be applying too much front brake; try for a 60/40 ratio (or thereabouts) between front and back - and good luck with it.

[holland1]

I think you need to get accustomed to this type of bike (front  20cm susp.)



probably you had a "normal"road bike like a cbr or something before?



of corse mounting progressive springs ( WP, 250 euro mounted front/aft) improves this

[abell]

Since it's a 2005, the front end should not dive as dramatically as you seem to be describing. The Tiger is definitely a bike that wants some rear brake use thrown into the equation. The front is inadequate if used exclusively.