dieseldawie
Race Dog
So for my my new bike I decided not to go the Wilber route for the front forks. Also did not want to go the USD conversion route due to value of bike and time taken to have done and also problems with brake disks and speedo drives.
So I chatted to Doc and we agreed to import 2 sets of Valve emulators from the US.
A bit pricey but I read many good reports on them.
On Saturday I met up with Bump(Warren)Wookey our resident suspension expert to fit to my 2009 new shape KLR.
Fitting was pretty straightforward but took quite sometime, but this was the first time either of us had done this.
Front forks removed, disassembled and damper rods removed, We drilled out the damping holes to 8mm and drilled a couple more hole to disable the damping action.
We renewed fork seals while we were as it for good measure and reassembled with new valves on top of damper rods and below the original springs. (yes we used the original springs). The approx 10mm thickness of the valve preloaded fork just enough for my weight.
Anyway new 10w fork oil (fork still uses old rebound holes so you adjust rebound with fork oil weight) reassemble and back in the bike.
Warren then spent some time measuring and adjusting the SAG and I took her for a ride.
The results are amazing and so much better than the wilber route at about double the price, including labor and the fact that it can be done in a morning, I think I made the right choice.
Both Warren and wheelie Neil took the bike for a spin and agreed that the transformation is amazing
Coming home this morning over a heavily corrugated road to my plot I just floated across without the wrist rattling vibrations I used to get.
So thanks to Warren for his expertise and to doc for the use of his place and equipment.
Good new folks is that there is another set with Doc for the first taker.
So I chatted to Doc and we agreed to import 2 sets of Valve emulators from the US.
A bit pricey but I read many good reports on them.
On Saturday I met up with Bump(Warren)Wookey our resident suspension expert to fit to my 2009 new shape KLR.
Fitting was pretty straightforward but took quite sometime, but this was the first time either of us had done this.
Front forks removed, disassembled and damper rods removed, We drilled out the damping holes to 8mm and drilled a couple more hole to disable the damping action.
We renewed fork seals while we were as it for good measure and reassembled with new valves on top of damper rods and below the original springs. (yes we used the original springs). The approx 10mm thickness of the valve preloaded fork just enough for my weight.
Anyway new 10w fork oil (fork still uses old rebound holes so you adjust rebound with fork oil weight) reassemble and back in the bike.
Warren then spent some time measuring and adjusting the SAG and I took her for a ride.
The results are amazing and so much better than the wilber route at about double the price, including labor and the fact that it can be done in a morning, I think I made the right choice.
Both Warren and wheelie Neil took the bike for a spin and agreed that the transformation is amazing
Coming home this morning over a heavily corrugated road to my plot I just floated across without the wrist rattling vibrations I used to get.
So thanks to Warren for his expertise and to doc for the use of his place and equipment.
Good new folks is that there is another set with Doc for the first taker.
