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Bibio · 09-07-25, 09:03 AM

All may not be lost and maybe just a case of fettling what you have. This will involve adjusting the popper valve and mixing oil viscosity.

Concentrate on rebound by using the bounce test which involves holding the bike by the handlebars applying the front brake then push sharply with all your weight and might then release the front brake at full fork compression or how ever hard you can get them to compress. When the front end stroke returns to the top you are looking for the forks to come up over shoot about 5mm then rest after that. You do not want the forks going up down up. Or going up and stopping. You want a tiny little "bounce". This is after you set the bike sag, dont set rider sag if you have the correct springs like every muppet on you tube tells you, set bike sag only, rider sag is to determine if the bike needs new springs to suit the rider and nothing more.

09-07-25, 09:03 AM	#40
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: K3 front end All may not be lost and maybe just a case of fettling what you have. This will involve adjusting the popper valve and mixing oil viscosity. Concentrate on rebound by using the bounce test which involves holding the bike by the handlebars applying the front brake then push sharply with all your weight and might then release the front brake at full fork compression or how ever hard you can get them to compress. When the front end stroke returns to the top you are looking for the forks to come up over shoot about 5mm then rest after that. You do not want the forks going up down up. Or going up and stopping. You want a tiny little "bounce". This is after you set the bike sag, dont set rider sag if you have the correct springs like every muppet on you tube tells you, set bike sag only, rider sag is to determine if the bike needs new springs to suit the rider and nothing more.