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PTRider

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Fork damper upgrade
10/09/09 at 22:31:00

Anybody in the Las Vegas area?

Ricor Racing Shocks in Henderson is producing a slip-in valve unit for damper rod forks called Intiminators. They're a big hit with riders on Sportsters, KLRs, SV650s, and V-Strom 650s.

They don't yet have one calibrated for Savage/S40s, because no one has asked them to do so. All it takes is a local Savage rider to drop in and get them thinking about the size of a market they'd have, and probably offer his bike for their calibration.

I have Intiminators in my V-Strom, and they actually do what Ricor claims. For $150, they're a big improvement.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Fork damper upgrade Reply #1 - 10/09/09 at 22:53:00 Would a set of busted forks due for sizing?
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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: Fork damper upgrade Reply #2 - 10/09/09 at 23:02:55 I really like their idea of inertial dampening. If they make them adjustable (say, by changing the mass that causes the valve to open) then they'll put race-tech with their cartridge emulators out of business. A friend put a set of Ricor valves on his DR650 and says they're fantastic.
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Re: Fork damper upgrade
Reply #3 - 10/10/09 at 16:39:08

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Would a set of busted forks due for sizing?

They need both the size and a test bike so they can calibrate the valve assembly for the damping needed on that model bike.

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If they make them adjustable (say, by changing the mass that causes the valve to open)

They are adjustable by the thickness of the shims in the shim pack. The inertial valve is a small brass spool valve that gets "left behind" and opens fluid ports as the shaft is rapidly driven upwards by a high velocity upward movement of the wheel. The inertial valve itself isn't made to be adjustable.

$150 is the promotional price to get these out on the market; $300 is the list price. They're developing a rear shock for KLRs, SVs, and V-Stroms. Preliminary reports are great.

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