Thanks Peter¡ I¡¯m not bottoming on the bumps¡ but there is a bit of a clunking feel and noise. ?Time to get to the bottom of it. ?I don¡¯t really want a stiffer suspension, but the front end does dive a bit more than I like when braking¡ I was thinking progressive springs, but maybe just a bit more preload with a longer spacer would do the trick.
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It pre compresses the damper springs making them less spongy, hence no bottoming over bumps. It's a trick we used on the Yamaha SR 500 back in the ,80s and 90s. Also known as "poor man's progressive springs". Progressive springs do the job at a cost and availability. But maybe what you're after I cannot answer as I now re- read your inquiry?
Peter.
Den fre. 1. nov. 2024 kl. 21.53 skrev Matthew Szostak via <gurdy4me=
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Peter - thanks¡ but¡ what does a one inch longer spacer accomplish in this instance?
Yes Matthew a one inch longer spacer does the trick, done that on mine.?
Den fre. 1. nov. 2024 kl. 10.27 skrev Matthew Szostak via <gurdy4me=
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It¡¯s a winter project, so it might take awhile, but I will report back¡
On Oct 31, 2024, at 10:43 AM, vijahast via <
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That is interesting¡ the only thing moving around is that damper spring.? Without oil, you can hear it as you flip the forks over.? The damper is fastened to the bottom of the outer tube, it isn¡¯t moving.? The damper spring just slides up and down the damper shaft.? I don¡¯t really know what it does exactly. ?
at any rate, I do hear it.? Only thing that I can think of that would ¡®clunk¡¯ like that might be the spacer and/or spring.? Perhaps a longer spacer might preload the spring a bit?? I don¡¯t know, just thinking out loud.
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im curious to what you find out.
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V
