• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Ohlins Twin Shock Expectations

The stock Husky 40mm springs are close with the damper fork. With the Emulators springs can be relatively softer because they dont come into play with big hits as much as with a damper fork, the Emulator controls more of that compared to a damper.
 
Kartwheel68 said:
Just FYI, Craig Hayes, who is well over 300lbs and an Expert, uses stock fork springs with emulators. Even with his weight, those .50kg springs that Race Tech recommends are massively too stiff. I have not heard a single person who thought those springs were good, everyone said they are too stiff.
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Yeah, but I bet he doesn't use his midsection as extra suspension like I do when I have an oh %&*! moment:lol: Seriously I wish I would have gotten the .46 instead of the .50 springs.
 
I am right at 300lbs myself. If they are too stiff, I will change them up. I like to for my front end to be firm going down hill.
 
I think Husky's strategy for their "new" long travel bikes around this era was much different from how bikes are set up today. The average stock 82-84 works pretty well with a softer fork spring than what we run today, because the frame geometry is actually quite good with the fork at about mid-stroke. That's where they were designed to run. If you try to get the bike to ride "up" in the stroke where a modern bike rides... you mess it up a bit unless you're also making other changes. Considering this, I'm not surprised that a rider of 300-ish pounds doesn't like a .50 spring on the Husky, but maybe uses them quite well on a modern MX'er.
 
I agree with Picklito. The only thing I would like to see in a spring for Husky 40mm forks is one with a slightly stiffer spring rate, but shorter. The length of the stock spring is too long and results in too much preload, a slightly stiffer and shorter spring would let you have softer initial travel and less topping out.
 
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