multiple questions/problems with scoot

[Josh N.]

hello iv been having some issues with my scooter. first of all i bent my fork prertty badly chucking my scooter over a fence(i know that wasnt the smartest thing to do) but my very nice friend let me take off a fork of one of his older scooter which i think is an old A model. when i tried to put it on the t-tube didnt screw on all the way and looks like this

idk what to do but when i tighten it all the way sometimes it comes loose and it ends up moving and loking like this

if you cant tell the wheel isnt perpenducular to the bars
its heck of annoying when riding and i dont know what to do


also i wanted to know if i shud do nething with this thing

its unscrewed rigth now but can i take it off or what?


o and i guess while im here... what are the best bearings for going fast?
and would blank yak in front and green machine in back be a good wheel setup?

thanks--- josh

 

[Hep Greg]

the fork is an old A fork, which is longer than the thicker part of the bottom of your bars. therefore, the fork hits the skinny part before it goes completely on, and wont go any further. solution: cut the fork down about and inch and a half.

 

[Josh N.]

so to be precise i shud cut the part that i can see that i put a white box around?

o and thanks dude

and do u know about that clamp thing idk what to call it
what shud i do with it?

o and i guess while im here... what are the best bearings for going fast?
and would blank yak in front and green machine in back be a good wheel setup?

 

[Jake ODonnell]

your bars are too low,
it happened to me

 

[Josh N.]

what.? what does low bars have to do with the problem?

EDIT: EDIT: just tried highering the bars to the top doesnt help

 

[Jake ODonnell]

okay sorry,
because i had low bars (like 14) and i wasn't able to use a long fork because it would hit my t-tube inside of the steer tube

 

[Josh N.]

but thanks neway for trying :]

 

[coin]

buy reds and let them wear in
in my opinon there the best bearings

 

[metrocardscheme]

hes talking about bars not bearings ^^^^^^^^^

 

[scooterperu]

buy reds and let them wear in
in my opinon there the best bearings

lmao

 

[Griffin]

Don't take off the clamp. Once you've got the fork in, screw it tight again, or turn it sideways and screw it in that way.

 

[DaNnYc]

do either one of these
-put some more headset screws/nuts in
- take off your bars and cut about an inch from the top DO NOT CUT the white box you have shown in the pic

 

[huskylax29]

hes talking about bars not bearings ^^^^^^^^^

he talks about bearings at the end of his post. read!

 

[pinkshampooman36]

haha josh just get bone swiss 6 trust me.....and thank u for referring to me as ur nice friend =]

 

[Josh N.]

do either one of these
-put some more headset screws/nuts in
- take off your bars and cut about an inch from the top DO NOT CUT the white box you have shown in the pic

okay i think i got that but the white box... isnt that like how much space precisely that i shud cut off the bars

and what shud i use to cut it?????

 

[Mike Montgomery]

yeah that is about how much to cut off.
and use a normal hacksaw.

 

[Josh N.]

Don't take off the clamp. Once you've got the fork in, screw it tight again, or turn it sideways and screw it in that way.

wait why would i turn it sideways ?
and about how high shud i put it?

thanks

 

[Shaun Walton]

do what greg said, pull off your bar and cut a inch or inch and a half down on top, and put your bars on and they should be good

 

[Josh N.]

okay is there like any tips in to making a good cut with just a hack saw i dont have much experience

and again

why would i turn the clamp sideways ?
and about how high shud i put it?

thanks :]

 

[Mike Montgomery]

well there really isnt anything to making a good cut
just make sure you are cutting straight.
it isnt that hard.