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<blockquote data-quote="Concourier" data-source="post: 1007976" data-attributes="member: 28952"><p>Hey Marcus - let us know what happens. Just because some racers showed me this back in the day and I have been doing this all along doesn't mean its not all wet. I'll be interested to know what you find on the FJR.</p><p></p><p>I've done this all along on my other bikes, and there's always that sweet spot where the lowers just "drop" on their own with little resistance.</p><p></p><p>I admit I don't know <em>why</em> this happens, but I've always thought making sure the lowers moved the most freely was a good thing.</p><p></p><p>I never did do the "spin the stanchion" step that FredW discovered I left out, which is probably why I left it out. It seems an important step.</p><p></p><p>Maybe on old bikes it doesn't matter?</p><p></p><p>I do agree with FredW that the more I think about this, the more I can't say why it would work.</p><p></p><p>also, I added the link to the vid because it was done by "Forks by Frank", a longtime builder and tuner of forks, so I figured he knew what he was doing. That don't mean he's 100% right all the time tho.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Concourier, post: 1007976, member: 28952"] Hey Marcus - let us know what happens. Just because some racers showed me this back in the day and I have been doing this all along doesn't mean its not all wet. I'll be interested to know what you find on the FJR. I've done this all along on my other bikes, and there's always that sweet spot where the lowers just "drop" on their own with little resistance. I admit I don't know [I]why[/I] this happens, but I've always thought making sure the lowers moved the most freely was a good thing. I never did do the "spin the stanchion" step that FredW discovered I left out, which is probably why I left it out. It seems an important step. Maybe on old bikes it doesn't matter? I do agree with FredW that the more I think about this, the more I can't say why it would work. also, I added the link to the vid because it was done by "Forks by Frank", a longtime builder and tuner of forks, so I figured he knew what he was doing. That don't mean he's 100% right all the time tho. [/QUOTE]
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