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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:17 pm
by Bogdan Swider
I'm sure that few care. But.... I will soon no longer be able to state that
I'm the only one that has attended every klr/dualsport rally in Moab. I just
cancelled my reservation at the Lazy Lizard Hostel. I will have to miss this
year's get together. For a long time Jake Jakeman and I shared bragging
rights but as many know he didn't attend the rally two (?) years ago and
died soon after. I hope that won't be my fate. There were only about 8 of us
at the first one that Gino Pakluda organized. I think it was 1997. I'll be
thinking of you guys.
Bogdan
tkc80s and high speed instability
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 9:22 pm
by Blake Sobiloff
On May 27, 2008, at 9:39 AM, E.L. Green wrote:
> One thing you *may* need to do, if you do this (add preload in the
> back) however, is to add some preload to the front. Experiment by
> putting some air in the front forks.
Bingo, Eric! Steve, sorry I didn't see your original post, but I
struggled with the same problem with the same tires and it turned out
that I did not have enough preload at the front. I cut some slightly
longer spacers from schedule 40 PVC to get the correct amount of
static and race sag and it cured the problem.
I should have double-checked the sag after I had some front fork work
done by a local shop, but I didn't. Then I went on a trip and had the
bike suddenly go into a vicious tankslapper at about 35 MPH on a dirt
road. It launched me pretty well, and I broke five ribs and a
collarbone when I landed. After I healed up I made double-damn sure to
sort out the suspension. (I hope others can learn from my experience!)
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Blake Sobiloff
http://www.sobiloff.com/>
San Jose, CA (USA)
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