"What the hell did you do to your forks??"
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"What the hell did you do to your forks??"
So I put a new Weisco piston in my new to me 220R and was out on my third break-in run and plowed some deep sand and tucked it and broke a rib. This bike is like new with about 600 miles on it so I took the fork tubes off and sent to Don @ ZR1 Suspension in Tucson, AZ for .42 Race Techs and service and 7.5 oil. He called a couple days later and said 'What the hell did you do to these forks??" He said someone had put 90mm
preload on the stock springs. Bike rides like a completely different bike now. Amazing difference.
preload on the stock springs. Bike rides like a completely different bike now. Amazing difference.
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Re: "What the hell did you do to your forks??"
Hmmm, which may have contributed to the fall??
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Re: "What the hell did you do to your forks??"
90 mm !! HA HA!!
I think stock is 38 mm, which is FAR from today's thinking on amount of preload. VERY little seems to be the way almost all current tuners are going.
I hope you heal well from your injury.
I think stock is 38 mm, which is FAR from today's thinking on amount of preload. VERY little seems to be the way almost all current tuners are going.
I hope you heal well from your injury.
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Re: "What the hell did you do to your forks??"
He said "I know why you wrecked.." Broke my rib just outside of where my roost deflector covered. I got a nice carbon fiber rib protector they use for Karting and has good full protection. The forks are amazing now.
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Re: "What the hell did you do to your forks??"
When I got new springs I think I cut my preload spacers in half. 90mm is crazy talk.
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Re: "What the hell did you do to your forks??"
Did that same thing last week.
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Re: "What the hell did you do to your forks??"
ZR1 said they'll run 4mm, 8mm sometimes 10. I asked if I could have the spacers back and he said "No way, these go on the wall of shame"
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Donnie is a great guy and I'm glad he took care of you. He's my local tuner and he's handled the suspension, including my custom built rear Showa shock, for all my KDX bikes.
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Re: "What the hell did you do to your forks??"
Happen to have a link to the rib protector you are using now?
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Re: "What the hell did you do to your forks??"
It's a K1 Racegear Carbon Fiber Rib Protector. You can Google them. Usually a 100 Bucks