Gary_in_NJ wrote on 04/23/19 at 09:15:29:ohiomoto wrote on 04/23/19 at 06:44:53:
... and returns the forks to full travel.
Emmm...you sure about that? You can only remove 38mm (1-1/2") of fork tube. After that you run the risk of the slider making contact with the bottom triple clamp.
What you have is 13mm of potential interference. I say potential because if the bike is properly sprung and dampened, you should only use 90% of available fork travel during normal operations (hard braking / big bumps). However it is during unexpected operations where you might find yourself picking the bike off the ground (or worse). If you come to a situation where you need that last 1/2" of travel, your slider IS going to make contact with the lower triple clamp - bottoming out the suspension - which could create a situation where the bike is suddenly uncontrollable.
It's an "edge of the envelope" situation, but it now exists. There is a difference between running out of travel (it's jarring) and hammering the bottom of the triple clamp. Hammering the bottom of the triple clamp forces the bike into an up motion which can exceed the rebound of the suspension. At this point the front wheel looses contact with the ground. If this happens during a turn, you'll be on the ground.
I'd put a 1/2" spacer back into the suspension.
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Where did you get the 38mm figure?
I'd swear measured more than 2" with the springs removed and the forks bottomed out before I sent them out in January. I'll have to double check the clearance to be sure, but I thought I thunk this one through before I set the legs out.
As for adding a 1/2 spacer back to the bottom of the fork...that will simply lower the fork and reduce travel by the same amount. It will do nothing to prevent the potential issue you mentioned. I just bring me a 1/2 closer to the collision you predict. The spacer is reducing the top of the range of travel, not the bottom.
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