Do NOT, keep the zip ties on the inner tubes for extended periods of time. They will scratch the tubes and will cause leaks. They do sell kits specific to this zip tie trick, but if you dont want to undo the suspension, do the zip tie trick, keep those forks clean, and remove them after getting you suspension set up.
I have worked on suspension forks for Husqvarna, KTM and Ducati. All of them get thermal spray coated with tungsten carbide. A zip tie will not scratch the surface as tungsten carbide is extremely hard. Even sand could damage them if they weren't treated. But always check if your forks are treated and hard enough to not get scratched by plastic
Hi, Be carefull to not misinterprete this method. You have to take into account the specs of the bike. There are bikes out there , where the suspension bottoms out way before the end of the chromed forktube. f.e. My Triumph Tiger sport has a total front wheel travel of 140mm according to specs. From top , If I raise the front of the bike above the ground , I measure 170mm of chromed tube. SO.... My front suspension bottoms out 30mm above the bottom of the chromed forktube. In my case, the cable tie should not come lower then around 45mm above the bottom of the chromed forktube. Long story short : bottoming out is not always hitting the end of the chromed tube. Often it is higher up and you need to know/measure that point, using the specs of your suspension
'dark magic' 😂 it may seem so in the beginning. Good to see Dave Moss in the video, I learned how to read my tire wear and adjust my suspension for track use watching his videos and tuning guides. Omce you know how a suspension works, whether it's the fron or the rear, you can adjust them relatively easily. Servicing them is another story but nasic understanding of how they work and how to maintain them helps a lot!
HI! Not sure if I can get answer. MY suspension is too hard feel for me, I have a heavy Zero electric motorcycle with Showa front and rear suspension. Without the ziptie just watching how clean the surface I see only 5 cm 1-2 inch travel at front suspension, I want to make it softer, but there is an other issue I have to solve too. My model is the S and the same frame used for DS model, the DS (dualsport) has a longer front fork and bigger font tire so frame geometry ismuch beter if front fork is longer. On my S model I always slipping to the front and all my weight is on my nuts.... I want to have the front fork as long as possible. So I am afraid if I make the front suspension softer I would have shorter fork due to lower position at smae weight. Is there a solution using copression setting on bottom and S/H on top to have it higher position but softer damping?
Can you elaborate on using a permanent marker? Do you just draw a straight line down the fork and identify what gets rubbed off and what remains? How does that work?
