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HellSickle

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(Msg. 16) Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:14 pm
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"Mike Baxter" <mgb***@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Any of the the non-twin chamber forks are easy to work on.

In many cases, new designs don't work any better, but are implemented as a
marketing tool. .005% of the riders are capable of using any advantages
they may offer. Aluminum frames and dual chamber forks fall in this
category.

Obviously, the biggest improvement to any fork is obtained for proper
valving and springs. I've ridden old non-cartridge forks that worked better
that a poorly setup cartridge fork.

-Jeff-

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HellSickle

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(Msg. 17) Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:40 pm
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(Msg. 18) Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:40 pm
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:40:43 -0700, "HellSickle"
<jldnospameeney.DeleteThis@comcast.spammer.net> wrote:

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>http://65.57.254.60/elitektm/showproduct.cfm?id=656
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>O M G
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Happy Birthday buddy! Your an A cup right?

Mike Baxter
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(Msg. 19) Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:10 pm
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I worked on and re-valved a set of Showas on my son's 2000 CR 250. It
was pretty straight forward. Only tip I can recomend is to let the
forks drain their oil for a couple of days before performing surgery.
OF
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Miko the pooch

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(Msg. 20) Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:31 pm
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In article <fnt9fu$qtn$1@usenet01.boi.hp.com>,
"HellSickle" <jldnospameeney RemoveThis @comcast.spammer.net> writes:
> (I still owe Bruno a case of beer. )

I'm a French elitist redneck. Only wine will do.
Either that or you can weld the gas tank holder on my trailer...

Bruno.
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(Msg. 21) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:49 am
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"Miko the pooch" <miko.TakeThisOut@sammy.local> wrote in message
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> In article <fnt9fu$qtn$1@usenet01.boi.hp.com>,
> "HellSickle" <jldnospameeney.TakeThisOut@comcast.spammer.net> writes:
>> (I still owe Bruno a case of beer. )
>
> I'm a French elitist redneck. Only wine will do.
> Either that or you can weld the gas tank holder on my trailer...

Bring it over. We'll drink the wine while we weld (I'm always willing to
try something new, at least once)
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(Msg. 22) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:23 am
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On Jan 31, 6:10 pm, oldfart <alan.westco....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
> I worked on and re-valved a set of Showas on my son's 2000 CR 250. It
> was pretty straight forward. Only tip I can recomend is to let the
> forks drain their oil for a couple of days before performing surgery.

The bulk just dumps out, but the last 30cc or so takes a bunch of
time. There is a chart in the owner's manual that I think is kind of
amazing - it is a relatively complex plot of elapsed time vs.
remaining oil (in ccs) for a range of temperatures. You take the
ambient temp and amount of drain minutes, and the chart tells you how
many ccs you don't have to add back to get to the speced fill volume.
I think that's pretty bizarre.

JayC
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