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Chancebmx25
9th May 2011, 18:59
My suspensions spongy as fuck and drives me nuts. i crnt take corners for shit and it airbornes of every hole or bump or wateva i hit. its shit. I cane it through riverhead everynow and then but its just turned to shit recently. I need a solution someone that knows there suspension.

Cheers.
Robert Taylor
9th May 2011, 19:10
My suspensions spongy as fuck and drives me nuts. i crnt take corners for shit and it airbornes of every hole or bump or wateva i hit. its shit. I cane it through riverhead everynow and then but its just turned to shit recently. I need a solution someone that knows there suspension.

Cheers.

What is your height and weight in your everyday clothes? At minimum as a ''level 1"" improvement it seriously needs respringing and an oil viscosity change. But as much depends on how many kilometres these forks have done in total ( ? ) and if there are any advanced wear issues, exacerbated by irregular servicing ( ? )
Its possible to make HUGE improvements with replacing the very crude stock compression and rebound pistons but it all hinges on how much you are prepared to spend.
Chancebmx25
9th May 2011, 19:14
What is your height and weight in your everyday clothes? At minimum as a ''level 1"" improvement it seriously needs respringing and an oil viscosity change. But as much depends on how many kilometres these forks have done in total ( ? ) and if there are any advanced wear issues, exacerbated by irregular servicing ( ? )
Its possible to make HUGE improvements with replacing the very crude stock compression and rebound pistons but it all hinges on how much you are prepared to spend.

i havnt touched the forks at all. were all sweet when i got them but have turned to shit this past couple of days, im around 70kg's and stand at 6'1 (lanky i know) i use the bike frequently go everywea when its a nice day when its raining its stored. sits at 19000 k's on the odo and has had an engine rebuild but i estimate the forks have done well over 10000. i want it set so when i take corners i can be glued to that white line my knees shear along. cheers.
tigertim20
9th May 2011, 19:26
suspnsion is a bit of an art, and getting it set up properly by someone who knows their shit is a good idea. The dude thats already posted has a pretty good reputation, PM him and talk about options that are within your budget.