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TB, I thoroughly approve!
Nice, very very nice!
How’s that clock going?
Well, I’ve done me durndest but TBAM didn’t want my story as a feature. That’s OK, but it would be a crying shame not to share it with you lot, so please check it out here – and what’s more, it may even win me a prize!
There are also heaps of photos (some of which you may not have seen yet) on my Photobucket account here – feel free to check it out! Might be worth reversing the order so that they show themselves in kind-of chronological order…)
I hope there’s a few takers. This should be a great weekend (long weekend) and it is for a good cause!
The truth often hurts TB, I should know! :laugh:
I’d love to see you on a Teneré. I’d also love to scab a ride!
Finally, some good news!
The bike is back, the forks are sorted, the rear shock is sorted and all within my budget!
Huge thanks to Mick at Catombal for his input, labour and bits.
The final washup is that I now have:
Correct weight springs in the forks
A T-Valve setup in the forks which has resolved the bottoming problem
Correct weight rear spring
Fork oil levels set correctlyAnd I forgot to get the leaking fork seal sorted… :blush:
But anyway, Mick said he will give me a hand with that in a week or two.
The saga is over (fork seal doesn’t count).
Lesson learnt:
Suspension needs to be done by those blokes who know what they are doing. Sadly this is a quite expensive option (usually) for a WRF. T-Valve setups are usually $500 for parts alone. Springs were $380 for both ends. I can’t think of anyone who has had their WRF suspension done by a pro for less than $1000. (Except me!) While I did achieve my goal of upgrading for about the same money as it cost me for the DRZ, the hassle was just insane. If I’d have had the budget there is no doubt I’d have gone to one of the pro’s. I didn’t and it cost me in time instead.While I had my heart in the right place by going to Morris Motorcycles, this job was beyond their capabilities. This does not mean I won’t shop there again. I will be back and recommend them for things like purchasing gear. Might upgrade my knee guards with a nice set I saw in there on the weekend.
So, I now have forks that don’t blow through the stroke and suck the joy out of riding. The plushness I liked before is slightly harsher, but I have clickers to play with yet. It will probably need a few clicks less on the compression, but that’s nothing really. There is no problem on jumps with bottoming, the stroke firms up nicely and is very confidence inspiring.
I’m not yet convinced that this setup is as good (or ever will be) as my RG3 suspension on the DRZ, but it makes the bike worth riding again!
Looking forward to putting a few hundred k’s on them in the near future!
Nice work Mick, I hope you can make it your last fag ever. Set a good example for the kiddies!
If you are looking for someone to punch, please let me know and I will send someone over right away! :laugh:
Nice work Al.
This ride is at Catombal bike park. I’ll be a sweep rider, so feel free to NOT break down, fall off, get lost or get a flat in front of me!!
Here’s the brochure:
Trailboss wrote:
Quote:Turn it up ECKS you got the result you wanted from this thread :laugh: And with regards to the BMW guess where their engines are made :ohmy:By the way ECKS I reckon there will be a huge bite here sooner or later, also love your work mate
TB
Ah TB, you’re judging me harshly I think! I’m just getting the facts out there as best I can!
micknmeld wrote:
Quote:Mahindra utes would have to one of the ugliest vehicles around.No…. Really?? :ohmy: :blink:
Mr Blue wrote
Quote:Ok so KTM will be owned by an indian company, this is somewhat different to being made in India, which once was an assurance of crud, but now just means it was made in India.
The funny thing about this is KTM has achieved great if not unprecedented sales worldwide, but still runs out of capital? these would be the same group of beancounters that took the money away for linkages late last century?Oh there’s so much good material in this that one can’t begin to fathom how bad KTM diehards must be feeling….
anyone for Khicken Tandori Mains?
and seeing as the Pakistanis always are envious of Indias achievements maybe they will acquire Gas Gas from trying to digest the Orange spices.
Does this mean you cannot herd the cattle on a KTM, or that only Cows are allowed to ride KTMs, or every KTM comes with a free Ganesha to mount on your tank, or that you must prey to Chrishna the new guiding light of KTM.
What happens when you cross an Austrain with an Indian?
And Mr Blue… luckily there is nobody in the office to hear me chortling at your comments mate! 😆 😆
Trailboss wrote:
Quote:I will give it to you ECKS you are all over the big topics :laugh:TB
Yeah, sorry for the thread hijack lads! Gotta have a bit of fun now and again eh! :laugh:
(For those not in the know, this is an old argument that never fails to bring out a biter…)
Don’t worry, I’ll start a thread about chain lube next!!
Can’t believe not one bite to my head-stem bearing comment though… you lot are slipping!
Wiki:
A steering damper, steering stabiliser or sprint damper is a damping device designed to inhibit an undesirable, uncontrolled movement or oscillation of a vehicle steering mechanism (a phenomenon known in the motorcycling community as ‘wobble’, or in extreme cases, a ‘tank-slapper’). Modern motorbikes are unlikely to exhibit this behaviour in daily use thanks in part to better dampers and due to their very stiff front ends and other general improvements in design and tyre technology.Not that wiki is always right by any means, but no mention of the word “dampener” there at all.
