Sent my forks off to Ian late monday, talked to him on the phone yesterday and went over a few things. Last night late he emailed me to say the forks were almost done, he tested the springs and one tested 0.45kg and the other 0.44kg. He will have them sent back today, and I should be able to ride Sunday and give a full report. I am a little bit excited! Bike is an '09 WR165. http://www.ridersedgesuspension.com/
Got out to Mcnutt today for a nice hot ride. What can I say about the forks? Well, first trail in is a nice uphill with lots of roots and rocks poking out, the best way I can describe it is that it felt like I was doing a wheely the whole way up, but could still turn. It was so smooth, I can't believe they are the same forks. I didn't play with clickers, just left them the way Ian set them up. The bike turns a lot better, the front tire bites in and doesn't understeer like it did last week. I'm ecstatic.....now I just need to ride better...lol Can you spot the husky??
Nice! Did they get the revised pistons or just a revalve? I've had mine revalved twice. First time it was still too stiff and sent all the shock to my wrists, but the second time was mucho better. My tuner thought they'd be too soft, but I dig em'. He's a MX'er, so sometimes I have to explain to him there's no 80' triples in the forest.
I got the revised pistons, new 0.43 springs, and a revalve, basically everything he offers. He said the way they were setup from the factory was stiffer than an MX fork....no wonder I hated them!
I give you credit for riding there today. Man it must have been hot out there! I spent the day riding the couch nursing a back injury in front of the air-conditioner.
That's a great idea! I can't see a 5 gallon jug of water mounted on the front fender affecting handling at all!
Haha, I've actually thouht about using the number plate fuel tank to hold my water when trail riding. It's not changing the overall weight of the bike more than the weight of the empty tank if I carry the same amount, but getting the weight off my back. The only thing im unsure of is how hard it would be to draw the water out.
