I have a 6" light bar that I want to mount on my Strada (low fender), but I'm not sure if it will hit if/when I bottom the forks (that would be bad). I tried tying it down in my truck, and pulled as hard as I could on the ties-downs, but I couldn't get it to fully compress; or, it didn't seem like it. I could find a mound to jump and land on the front wheel to see if I can bottom it, but I have no way of seeing/measuring what happened. (I'm not wild about doing this, because I can just imagine something going wrong.) Any ideas?
Assuming you have a bike lift, pop the fork caps. Option 2 is put a zip tie on the forks and jump the crap out of it. Translate that distance to above the fender or what ever you are worried about.
Zip Tie! Yeah, that will work... thanks. After I go on a jumping mission, you will probably be reading threads by me starting with "So I broke xxxx on my TR650 attempting a jump..."
I have seen the mark from the seals about 2 inches from the bottom no jumping just 240lbs. LOL With a jump looks like it would go to the bottom of the shaft. Just my .02
Well, the zip ties were pushed all the way to the bottom (about 6") before I even got to the "jump". Today was the first day I had the Strada off-road, and it was a handful on the whoops! I've got TKC-80's but I haven't set the sag yet (waiting for my luggage rack- I figure that will weigh 12 lbs). Although, I'm not expecting this to be very good off-road... I'm probably too light for the spring, and I'm not planning on swapping it. It was a bear maneuvering this tank in the sand- I got a workout compared to riding my other bike (Beta 520), haha.
