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Originally Posted by Heretic  So just springs, no dampening?
Maybe it's not that bad, lots of kiddies at our track run on XR/CRF 50's with just road rubber. 
I should really trade the Z50 away for something different, it would be kind of a shame to wreck a vintage one. They went from being something you bought at a garage sale for $30, to being quite collectible. It's not mint, but you know someone may want it to restore. Been in our family for decades though. I rode it when I was in my early teens, then my brother as a little kid. |
The stock forks are scary on a track like I said in my last post. You can spend some money and get them to be a bit better but they are never very good. You can get +1 legs and HD springs, and Delrin bushings to get some good performance but you are then at about the price of used SP-5's or CRF70 forks.
Use the Z50. The softtails are never going to be very collectible unless they are absolutely perfect, other than that, they are just going to be "good learner bikes" when you try to sell them. A CRF50 might be easier in the long run but everybody has a CRF50. I like to have the only Z50 out on the track.
Here is mine. You can see the XR75 swingarm and CT70 shocks. I can mod the swingarm for you if you provide a core. Up front I used SP-5 forks. I did some work to them myself. I shortened them so they have 1 inch less travel and 1 inch less length, but still have the BBR dampening rods. Combined with 15 wt oil these are perfect for the track. The rear end is a little stiff for my liking, I'm trying to find springs more suited for my 145 pounds. Let me know if you have any more questions.
