Fork Oil

AndyW said:
reckon I'm looking at about 2" :o at the front[/font]
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Surely it's not that bad, but if it is then there's something seriously wrong. Bent fork or clamps maybe?

13mm on my Jota's Marzocchi forks is about as good as I can get them. While it's not within the 10mm "good" range that you'd expect from modern forks, it's not too bad for a clapped out old clunker with agricultural suspension.
 
ok, with a bit of nut/bolt loosening and bumping jolting etc I've got it down to ~20mm which I can live with for now. Seems easier once I primed the stanchions with a  little light engine oil as lube?
 
Yesterday was the first chance I have had to test the fork setup I did a while ago. I was having what I thought was to harsh a reaction to bump, feeling just about every hit through the bars. I had 10wt fork oil at 130mm springs and emulator out and fully compressed and the Emulator spring preload at 2 1/2 turns compressed. So I went to 15 wt and it was marginally better, then I went back to the recommended 3 turns of preload on the emulator spring and that sub tanchaly improved it.I can still feel the wheel moving but there is much less jarring in the bars. It was never enough to loosen your hands but its been  much reduced with these changes. I dont think I can do much better with the available travel. So this is on my bike with my weight and riding style, probably wont work for other applications.Now I should give it a go on a really crappy road like out to Wisemans Ferry
 
Well yer,do a Halwood.He had more skills than me. I like learning what effects these changes have.I dont have the ability to get 119hp out of an engine, but I can have a play with basic stuff and hopefully not do much damage. Problem these days is as the bike gets better I gets worseer, nice word
 
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