04-30-2017, 11:08 AM
ok so heres what i know
there is a fine line between soft, firm, and track
we all like our own way of thinking, however its very hard to get it perfect. you know the way you want it
so some guys leave it soft and this bike is very smooth, what it really needs is some rebound and it would be pretty darn good
the most important thing to do with any bike is to set sag if you can set the sag with factory springs ride on baby your in
if not you need firmer springs. i think on this bike alot of guys could get away with springs and be happy
after that if you ride this bike hard in the corners you will need to go a bit further
i have done 3 bikes with traxxions damper kit and 1 bike with ak20s
all 4 bikes were a marked improvement over stock
remember im fat not all of you have that problem
the reason to go the entire fork kit is to improve the dampening of the fork
remember as in cars the spring holds it up and the valving slows the motion
you would not need to go full on cartridge kit on this bike but a damper rod kit works great
there is a reason honda and showa are using a new fork on the new bikes " showa duel bending valve "
we should probably have a sticky on this as every time i open the forum there is a question about suspension
i am using a 1.0 springs in the front and the 3 turns on the gold valve
if you have questions on these kits pm me and i can answer or just call Dan at Traxxion
just remember to tell him Bill in Minnesota sent you his way
did any of that make sense. i could go all night on this one as i have done on 3 other forums
there is a fine line between soft, firm, and track
we all like our own way of thinking, however its very hard to get it perfect. you know the way you want it
so some guys leave it soft and this bike is very smooth, what it really needs is some rebound and it would be pretty darn good
the most important thing to do with any bike is to set sag if you can set the sag with factory springs ride on baby your in
if not you need firmer springs. i think on this bike alot of guys could get away with springs and be happy
after that if you ride this bike hard in the corners you will need to go a bit further
i have done 3 bikes with traxxions damper kit and 1 bike with ak20s
all 4 bikes were a marked improvement over stock
remember im fat not all of you have that problem
the reason to go the entire fork kit is to improve the dampening of the fork
remember as in cars the spring holds it up and the valving slows the motion
you would not need to go full on cartridge kit on this bike but a damper rod kit works great
there is a reason honda and showa are using a new fork on the new bikes " showa duel bending valve "
we should probably have a sticky on this as every time i open the forum there is a question about suspension
i am using a 1.0 springs in the front and the 3 turns on the gold valve
if you have questions on these kits pm me and i can answer or just call Dan at Traxxion
just remember to tell him Bill in Minnesota sent you his way
did any of that make sense. i could go all night on this one as i have done on 3 other forums