T7 GOBBLER PRO BUILD is finally on the market for the tuners of this world.
How does this build compare?
Two customers went on the Utah BDR and compared two set ups.
One with the most expensive cartridge and aftermarket shock on the market on his Tenere 700.
The other the Suspension101 Gobbler Pro build.
Both customers felt the builds to be similar in slow to medium speeds. But when they picked up the pace, the rougher the terrain got, the more the Gobbler Pro bike pulled away.
Same plushness but more control and more bottoming resistance = more safety. That is what the Gobbler Pro build is about.
There are 4 pistons in the T7 forks and they are so restrictive that we had to make our own. Ours flow 12% more fluid and it make a very big difference in performance. Add to that your access to the most adjustable forks in the world with the Gobblers and you have a very nice package indeed. We have not persued the KYB 48mm forks because we do not feel they would be better performing.
By installing the Gobbler Pro build you do gain 4mm of fork travel.
If done in house at Suspension101 you gain 16mm of fork travel.
The Sprung mid valves are the equivalent of the Cone Valve WP fork design.
Reviews
I originally did springs and a DIY revalve with mid valve as outlined on Advrider. This helped soften the harsh high speed hits but the forks still didn't have the bottoming resistance to push offroad the way I wanted to. The Gobblers make all the difference! They are plush on the high speed bumps but now with good bottoming resistance. The forks just soak up the big hits without the harsh bottoming I had experienced before! Suspension101 was great to deal with. They have earned my loyalty!