July 8, 200422 yr I've recently purchased a 2.9 2004. Love it so far... I was surprised to see those blue caps on top of the fork tubes are effectively just... caps. I thought that the fork would have compression and extension adjustment as my older trials had but nope... Then by reading the companion maintenance poster I learned thoses caps should be unscrewed every 5 hours of riding to relieve the air pressure. What is the concept behind that? The fork compresses air and once in a while you must "reset" it ? Are there any suspension adjusters that I don't see ? Edited July 8, 200422 yr by hugo
July 8, 200422 yr yOU CAN ALSO UES THE CAPS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO RIDE HEIGHT. IF YOU OPEN THE VALVES AND COMPRESS THE FRONT END BEFORE LOCKING THEM DOWN THE FRONT WILL SIT A BIT LOWER WHICH DECREASES THE RAKE AND MAKES THE BIKE TURN A BIT SHARPER IN TIGHT SECTIONS. THATS THE THEORY ANYWAY. bE SURE THEY ARE TIGHT ENOUGH THAT THEY DON'T LEAK! oOOOPS! cAPS oN!
July 9, 200422 yr Where does the air come from? I assume that fork seals are made in such a way that they seal better in one direction than the other so they'll keep stuff (oil) in. My guess is that when they extend, they suck a bit of air past the seal, and the seal holds it in.
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