https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/12/dirt-bike-front-suspension/ Home Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.6 https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/12/dirt-bike-front-suspension/comment-page-1/#comment-609818 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:18:24 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=18847#comment-609818 I’m restoring a 1992 ATK 604 MX bike and I go back and forth on dropping in heavy springs on the existing vintage forks or grafting on a modern MX bike’s triple clamp so I can use upgraded forks and brakes. How did all of these upgrades feel once you got it off road and jumping off things?

]]> https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/12/dirt-bike-front-suspension/comment-page-1/#comment-600561 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 14:39:45 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=18847#comment-600561 @Colin
I want to see how good I can get it without spending another $200 on the Racetech emulators.

]]> https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/12/dirt-bike-front-suspension/comment-page-1/#comment-600554 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 04:56:51 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=18847#comment-600554 That is the problem with old school (orifice only) dampening… in newer stuff that isn’t cartridge based, the holes in the dampening rods work in conjuction with the shim stack at the other (upper) end of the rod. Most older stuff doesn’t have a shim stack which is why the racetech gold valves are so good, they are basically just an adjustable(tunable) shim stack. So you can really dial in your high and low speed compression, instead of just one end… But if you fuck around with oil viscosity enough you’ll get closeish. maybe…

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