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Suspension Settings Recommended by Dave Moss
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<blockquote data-quote="A41Billy" data-source="post: 1087389" data-attributes="member: 28119"><p>From Dave Moss: "...<span style="font-size: 14px">many of us know we have to change fork oil reasonably regularly now through my teachings and in some cases from the shop manual. </span></p><p></p><p>However, most cannot afford a revalve nor springs, so there is a band aid available of using heavier oil than stock in the summer months and stock or slightly thinner oil than stock in the winter months, or making that change year round based on how the fork performs.</p><p></p><p>Why consider this?</p><p></p><p>Several reasons:- cold weather keeps the forks at ambient temps so thinner oil would help with supple suspension action in those temps. Similarly, in very hot weather thicker oil would take some of the speed/harshness of fasts suspension travel out of the forks.</p><p></p><p>Many stock forks can be improved in suppleness especially on the street/commuting/touring by evaluating different oils for the forks.</p><p></p><p>Is it worth the experimentation? Only you can decide that....."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="A41Billy, post: 1087389, member: 28119"] From Dave Moss: "...[SIZE=14px]many of us know we have to change fork oil reasonably regularly now through my teachings and in some cases from the shop manual. [/SIZE] However, most cannot afford a revalve nor springs, so there is a band aid available of using heavier oil than stock in the summer months and stock or slightly thinner oil than stock in the winter months, or making that change year round based on how the fork performs. Why consider this? Several reasons:- cold weather keeps the forks at ambient temps so thinner oil would help with supple suspension action in those temps. Similarly, in very hot weather thicker oil would take some of the speed/harshness of fasts suspension travel out of the forks. Many stock forks can be improved in suppleness especially on the street/commuting/touring by evaluating different oils for the forks. Is it worth the experimentation? Only you can decide that....." [/QUOTE]
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