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Is it so "plush" that you have static sag?



Reason I'm asking is that I'm trying to do it with as little ride height increase as possible without whacking the bottom tree on the hard hits.



Are you using all of the fork, or could it be slipped up in the trees a bit?
 
As an update to the RT180 fork swap:

Just got back from Death Valley trip the combination of the rt180 fork legs, extended swingarm/banshee shock/v-star spring and spacer exceeded my expectations. The bike is awesome in the dirt. I was a little worried I'd bottom out the front suspension because it seemed so plush in the initial part of stroke, but that didn't occur. This was my first real world test of the suspension. The bike now feels like my ttr250, lots of fun and great for floating through sand.

Josh


Glad to hear it, I knew those would be the right fork....and Yes when I researched it, they seemed to be the shortest possible leading axle fork that would still fit the stock triples with only minor bore modifications, so yes, they can be slipped up a bit for near stock ride height (they are approx and inch longer than stock TW)
 
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Is it so "plush" that you have static sag?



Reason I'm asking is that I'm trying to do it with as little ride height increase as possible without whacking the bottom tree on the hard hits.



Are you using all of the fork, or could it be slipped up in the trees a bit?


Regarding static sag (sag under just the weight of the fork?) Yeah a touch maybe, I think once you get about 20lbs of weight on the bars it will compress a little. I never did bottom it out, so you could probably raise the fork tubes up a little bit. Most of the trails were so rocky I was averaging 15-25 mph a number of good hits on the front end w/o upsetting it. To be honest when I was standing up on it going through the rough washes it brought back memories of being on jet ski and cruising through wakes (very fluid).



I want to take it out to Carnegie SVRA the weekend of the 19th to see how it compares to the original set up on trails I'm pretty familiar with.

Josh
 
Hey Josh,

I hope all is well. I am still waiting to do the front hybrid fork conversion on my TW. I put a banshee on the back and need to do the front. How has your bike been ? I still have the stock rear swing arm and stock rear tire. I need a better place to do the conversion. I bought some YZ 80 forks so is should be a relatively easy process. I do however need to get a hex/allen wrench so I can loosen the lower end of the forks.



I am guessing you are going to stay with the longer swing arm and big tire set up ? Any input is welcome.





Have a great week.





Brock in AZ

5nglassy@gmail.com
 
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Hey Brock,

Been good, my daughter was born about 12 weeks ago so my wrenching time has been greatly shortened. Yes, I'm staying with the banshee, big tire and swing arm. I have a new spring from a Raptor I need to swap out with the v-star/spacer I'm currently running.

The RT180 forks are working well, balanced out the stance, gained more travel etc. Last fall, on my Death Valley trip the new forks worked great on the rocky washes that I was traveling on. I'm going to try a slightly thicker oil in the forks to see if the compression changes w/o upsetting rebound. I still need to do some research to find out what springs will fit the forks in favor of going to a slightly stiffer spring.

josh



Hey Josh,

I hope all is well. I am still waiting to do the front hybrid fork conversion on my TW. I put a banshee on the back and need to do the front. How has your bike been ? I still have the stock rear swing arm and stock rear tire. I need a better place to do the conversion. I bought some YZ 80 forks so is should be a relatively easy process. I do however need to get a hex/allen wrench so I can loosen the lower end of the forks.



I am guessing you are going to stay with the longer swing arm and big tire set up ? Any input is welcome.





Have a great week.





Brock in AZ

5nglassy@gmail.com
 
Congrats on the new arrival.



How much actual travel (vs. ground clearance did you gain). I don't ride hard enough to replace the whole front end. I know that I won't gain any actual travel, but the ground clearance gain will even/level out the bike and it won't look so goofy standing still. It seems to resemble a Shetland pony.
 
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