Tales from the Emporium

**NordieBoy** · 24th April 2009, 16:59

Popped the fork caps off, carefully pull out the springs, drop in the stockers, spacers from the spare bike, do the caps up...

Off for a ride, some speed bumps, potholes, gravel, corrugations.

Not a hell of a lot of difference

Going from .48kg straight wound Eibach springs to .4kg progressive OEM springs should have made a huge difference.

The bike still sits higher in the stroke and sharper bumps on the road are still definately reduced as is brake dive.

Maybe a little less preload for the next test and then try the Eibach spring with less preload and 7.5W oil to slow the rebound damping...

I like playing

**Padmei** · 24th April 2009, 17:49

Have you tried moving the stickers to a more prominent position?

**NordieBoy** · 24th April 2009, 21:09

The steeker is in a more prominant place.

The bugger is 9x29cm!

Not too many bikes could take it

**NordieBoy** · 25th April 2009, 14:17

Dropped in the stock springs and spacers yesterday and took it out for a ride...

It felt very similar to with the Eibach springs

The aim today was to test it out along my favorite rocky trail with the stock springs/spacers and then drop in the Eibach springs and trimmed spacers and go rocking again.

Part 1 went well except for the nail in the rear tyre. I covered about 10 holes with 4 patches but missed some

I couldn't get the bead to seat so just rode it...
100 pumps of the mtb pump = 100 seconds of riding.
Rinse and repeat for 5 km of trail, 5km of gravel, 3km of seal.

Next test is going to be a week with the stock springs and 5mm preload followed by a week with the Eibach springs with 5mm preload.

I love this game

**Woodman** · 25th April 2009, 16:42

Are you collecting nails now?

**NordieBoy** · 25th April 2009, 17:36

Originally Posted by Woodman

Are you collecting nails now?

They could be useful.

One entrance hole...

Lotsa exit holes...

**NordieBoy** · 25th April 2009, 17:38

Cont...

Still missed some holes

Check out the jacked up mud crawler...
This is on the top side of the first bridge.
They kept going

**topo** · 25th April 2009, 18:29

Nordie, where'd you see that van? Jatz and i passed it parked on the side of the road about 5km down the valley from the Pelorus end of the munga with no one to be seen.

**buggsubique** · 25th April 2009, 18:34

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

They could be useful.

One entrance hole...

Lotsa exit holes...

I gotta get me a double stand on the Africa - I couldn't bear the thought of a flatty without one...well actually that did happen and I elected to ride 60km on it and get a shop to do it...but she sure aint like the DR-Z where I could just lift it onto somethin to drop a wheel out...

**NordieBoy** · 25th April 2009, 19:15

Originally Posted by topo

Nordie, where'd you see that van? Jatz and i passed it parked on the side of the road about 5km down the valley from the Pelorus end of the munga with no one to be seen.

Just above the bridge above the head of the dam at 12:12pm.

**Paladin** · 25th April 2009, 20:17

Originally Posted by buggsubique

I gotta get me a double stand on the Africa - I couldn't bear the thought of a flatty without one...well actually that did happen and I elected to ride 60km on it and get a shop to do it...but she sure aint like the DR-Z where I could just lift it onto somethin to drop a wheel out...

Haha, I bet! I can't even get the DR up onto a stand on my own, hate to even think what the Africa would be like!

(note to self - need to go to workout more!)

**Woodman** · 26th April 2009, 08:50

Originally Posted by Paladin

Haha, I bet! I can't even get the DR up onto a stand on my own, hate to even think what the Africa would be like!

(note to self - need to go to workout more!)

When i got the klr I managed to lift it up onto the same stand I used for my xl600, and the klr squashed it.

**marks** · 26th April 2009, 09:30

Originally Posted by Woodman

When i got the klr I managed to lift it up onto the same stand I used for my xl600, and the klr squashed it.

My trail bike stand won't go under the klr and using a floor jack just doesn't really work with the plastic bash plate. The center stand is just brilliant for chain lubing and wheel removal. Pity they are so ridiculously expensive.

**Woodman** · 26th April 2009, 09:37

Originally Posted by marks

My trail bike stand won't go under the klr and using a floor jack just doesn't really work with the plastic bash plate. The center stand is just brilliant for chain lubing and wheel removal. Pity they are so ridiculously expensive.

Best thing to use is one of those quad stands on wheels when in the shed. haven't had cause for one out on a ride yet, but seems there is a nail colony on the maungatap at the moment so it is only a matter of time.