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(04-05-2018, 12:51 PM)PowerDubs_imp Wrote: (04-04-2018, 02:59 AM)Banned_imp Wrote: Yes, $800 and you get the complete fork already assembled, you just have to add oil.
I looked at the Traxxion kit but was told it's more of a stiff, performance upgrade as opposed to compliant and smooth.
Who said anything about add oil?
I just bolted mine on and rode....
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Who said anything about add oil?
I just bolted mine on and rode....
On the 2017 the forks are about 4-5 mm above the upper triple clamp , on the 2013 and 2014 they are flush, did you fit yours flush ?
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Yea- I put them back where they were.
I haven't been around a '17 in real life- but be aware the triple clamps have changed.
Depending on the design, that could change mounting height- or even just the dealer tech at whatever place you saw the forks.
Myself- I'll take stability over agility on this bike. No need to raise the forks.
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I just looked at the forks on my 2017 compared with the 2013 and 2014.
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Sorry Houtman it seems I must have gotten the last set of '17 forks from Babbitt's, I got a call from FedEx and they will be delivered Monday.
I'll have to wait a couple of weeks to order the Ikons for the rear, there was an ammo sale I couldn't pass up last week.
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I think that they get more in in the middle of this month.
Let me know how you get on with them .
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I got my new '17 forks yesterday - the right ones this time - so I think tomorrow I will order the Ikons for the rear.
As much as it pains me to say it (but nowhere near as much pain if I actually tried it) I think I am going to have to get everything installed by someone else, I'm not really able to turn any wrenches yet.
Once the suspension is set I'm all ready for the rally!!
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Nothing wrong with getting some help if you aren't capable.
Btw did they come with oil in them?
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(04-10-2018, 12:20 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Nothing wrong with getting some help if you aren't capable.
Btw did they come with oil in them?
I have no idea, there doesn't seem to be any way to tell without taking the caps off and they came with zero paperwork.
Once the forks are on the bike I'll pop the caps off to check. I know it's been said that they come pre-filled but I'm just not that trusting to not check.
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Can you tilt them and feel a shifting in the weight?
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If they have no oil in them, I will be both surprised and intrigued- as that would mean they will ride even better after filling.
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