TRUTH or CONSEQUENCES. PROS • I can get on my bike. • I can stop and touch the ground. • I am learning and feel safer. • I do not want to crash at 5mph. • I can flat track like Kenny Roberts. • My center of gravity is lower • My bike rides like a pit bike now! CONS • Loss of ground clearance "Ouch I just kicked a rock while my feet were on the pegs!" • Loss of plushness. • Your bike will bottom out easier. • Should install stiffer springs on shorter bikes. • May have to s

Quick Start Version The first step is crucial. Write down where your adjusters are set before you start! Many riders hesitate to adjust their clickers too far. If you don’t document your starting point, you won’t know where to return. Hello? Please go too far with your clickers! You can always revert to your original settings, and you’ll learn so much in the process. Don’t go full throttle when testing until you’re close to fast, safe, and confidence-inspiring settings. XPL

DIY FORK SPRING INSTALL - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 1, 2, 3. #1 DO NOT INSTALL SPRINGS WITH TOO LARGE AN OD! Spring Outside Diameters (OD) example sizes: WP 48mm 43.5mm to 44mm OD dependion on year. KYB 48mm 44mm OD SHOWA 49mm 45mm OD If the springs are 1/2mm smaller OD no big deal. #2 YOU MAY HAVE TO TRIM SPRING GUIDES! Spring inside diameters: Spring inside diameters will vary depending on the wire size. Stiffer spring rates need thicker wire and the ID will be smaller. M

Why do I change my motorcycle fork springs? SPRINGS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT SUSPENSION COMPONENT! Suspension will not perform with improper spring rates and preload. There are two parts to spring rate, the spring and the air in your fork that is compressed as you get closer to bottoming. This is called the air spring. So lets learn about fork springs, shock springs, air springs and more! AIR SPRING The air spring is controlled by adjusting the fork level which a

IS SETTING SAG A CRAP SHOOT? WHAT IS STATIC SAG... A FLACCID ATTEMPT TO ASCERTAIN HOW MUCH SPRING PRELOAD YOU HAVE WITHOUT ACTUALLY...

There's a lot of hubbub about bladder conversion kits in recent years, so lets really dive into it. Bladder conversion - Yes or No? We tested bladder conversions some years ago with Noah Kepple. With Noah, we raced and tested for GasGas, KTM, and Husqvarna until 2023. Anyhow on to the bladder tests we did. At the time it was factory KTM. The two race series' that we were focused on were the EnduroCross series and the Worc's series, with the Tennessee Knock out 5th place and t

Air forks or Spring forks and Why?

Learn how and when to take care of your motorcycle suspension seals.