Revalving, misconceptions and food for thought

[Crasherfromwayback]

Excuse my ignorance, what is an NF4?

It's the model right after the NF3

[husaberg]

Excuse my ignorance, what is an NF4?

Sorry Pardon for not being more specific Whoops.

Sorry for Chrasher er...well a case for not drinking while preggy?

Early cantilever RS125 Honda Pre 95

Mine below is not so pretty

The rear is def an adjust comp rebound and ride height so may not be off the original bike? Could be later or original i don't know enough about them.

If they are indeed the same forks as in the parts Fiche wow they are basic for a privateer GP bike

Not much different than a 80's road bike inside. 35mm tube from memory

[Drew]

Emulators are your best bet for those forks. Cheap, and adequate bucket racing.

[F5 Dave]

It wasn't till the 91 where they got Hondas sort of first attempt at a cartridge.

The rear should have comp & rebound adjuster + ride height on the top collar, been that way since at least '89. The 91 & 89 rear units are different in that the top of the shock is bigger on the 91, whereas the 89 shrinks down a bit. Looks like the 90 is the same as 89 from schematic. First stripped picture is a 91 or later shock by the looks (squinting).

Robert revalved my 91 shock for a little less high speed compression which helped on bumpy tracks.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Sorry for Chrasher er...well a case for not drinking while preggy?

I'm not pregnant.

[husaberg]

I'm not pregnant.

Not that surprised ........

It wasn't till the 91 where they got Hondas sort of first attempt at a cartridge.

The rear should have comp & rebound adjuster + ride height on the top collar, been that way since at least '89. The 91 & 89 rear units are different in that the top of the shock is bigger on the 91, whereas the 89 shrinks down a bit. Looks like the 90 is the same as 89 from schematic. First stripped picture is a 91 or later shock by the looks (squinting).

Robert revalved my 91 shock for a little less high speed compression which helped on bumpy tracks.

Thanks Dave. What did you do with the forks?

So the cartridge forks are fully adjustable? from 91 on?

And yes the schematic is 90.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Not that surprised ........

Yeah. You don't strike me as being that bright.

[husaberg]

Yeah. You don't strike me as being that bright.

To be able to judge a book by it's cover. It would pay to be literate i guess.

[Crasherfromwayback]

To be able to judge a book by it's cover. It would pay to be literate i guess.

As I was saying. You don't have to be literate to like pictures.

[husaberg]

as i was saying. You don't have to be literate to like pictures.

ok........

[Crasherfromwayback]

ok........

That I understand!

[F5 Dave]

Well, Robert will slap you for saying fully adjustable. but yes they have low speed bleed clickers.

With the 89 forks I removed the hydraulic bump stops & made some nolathyne like ones & then made some covers for the top of the damper rods that didn't impede flow, but did direct it sideways to try stop the oil being pumped to the top of the forks & sucking air. Along with stiffening the springs by super carefully cutting them down & readjusting preload.

When I swapped the 91 forks onto the bike for the better brake for a particular race I realised that they just weren't as good as the 91s.
Oil 10 W
for the 91: 210cc ea

106mm gap


Can't do much more with them, kind of a sealed unit, but take apart forks & flush several times with kero & again & drain & drain again.

Can't remember the 89s oil capacity, but I have the manual. Don't run more than 10w

[Robert Taylor]

Sorry, this thread was off the radar screen for a few days. To identify what size emulators are required in the first instance we merely need to know the outer diameter of 1 x fork spring, that will be indicative.
If you can e-mail me that info to robert@kss.net.nz and I will then respond. The devil is very much in the detail and its also for road / road race application very important that you dont follow some of the ( very generic ) self instal instructions to the letter. Also there are some very specific setting mods to do to the emulators for the application.
If in my haste I have missed anything please ask me in the e-mail

[husaberg]

Sorry, this thread was off the radar screen for a few days. To identify what size emulators are required in the first instance we merely need to know the outer diameter of 1 x fork spring, that will be indicative.
If you can e-mail me that info to robert@kss.net.nz and I will then respond. The devil is very much in the detail and its also for road / road race application very important that you dont follow some of the ( very generic ) self instal instructions to the letter. Also there are some very specific setting mods to do to the emulators for the application.
If in my haste I have missed anything please ask me in the e-mail

Thanks Robert i will do.