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Originally posted by HiG4s:
I read KTM had decent results experimenting with high oil levels, 35psi pre-load, and NO fork springs.
Originally posted by HiG4s:
Well, obviously there must have been some draw backs to running with no springs or they would sell them that way, but you have to admit it is an interesting concept.
Originally posted by MACE:
JTT you are preaching the gospel of Carroll Smith in the context of race cars. I lean towards this philosophy for offroad but I think it must be modified somewhat to apply to big air MX.
Originally posted by JTT:
Actually Mace, this theory is from a Motorcycle chassis design book...but the author elludes at this time...
Air and nitrogen should react very similarly. I would be interested in knowing what amount of heat delta we would see in an air fork. Keep in mind that the temperatures used in the ideal gas laws are in degrees kelvin. There would be some increase in spring rate with heat for sure (there is NOW) but we'd have to do some numbers to know if it is significant. Top level racers will use fork heaters before motos (what a PITA).On the air side...air is difficult to control due to expansion with heat as well
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