bigwil
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posted April 07, 2013 10:50 AM
Drag shock
Ok lk to see what spring you guys have and what, do you weight
I've got the Brock jri I'm 250 11 over and the sping is 850 my prob is I had to tighten it up so mutch just to get 1 inch of sag and think its the wrong spring so what you got it would be a big help thanks
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eklipse636
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posted April 07, 2013 04:34 PM
Wouldn't Brock know how to set up the shock for your bike?
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toledoUPSguy
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posted April 07, 2013 06:52 PM
did you send him your phone # like he asked from the other thread? i'm 170, 12 over and they told me to use the 1100 it had on it. i got a used brocks/ohlins drag shock from a friend of theirs. I had to let out about 3/4" of preload.
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bigwil
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posted April 07, 2013 06:54 PM
Waiting to talk to brock on mon don't no why it's so far off just trying to get some input over the weekend sure Brock will fix it for me
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bigwil
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posted April 07, 2013 06:55 PM
Yes I sent him my # but sure he's busy all weekend
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bigwil
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posted April 07, 2013 07:07 PM
And again that makes no sence to me if a 230 lb guy has a 1100 lb spring why would they give me a 850 spring when I'm 250 I'm sure it has to be some kind of mistake and don't get me wrong I'm not bashing Brock I respect all his work I just seem to have shit luck buying a 1000 dollar shock for a hobby in this economy is lk buying a new car you want to spend wisely that's why I got it from him
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MotoCycho
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posted April 07, 2013 07:51 PM
 Edited By: MotoCycho on 8 Apr 2013 03:53
There is quite a big difference between 11" and 12" over. 12" gives a lot more leverage to the arm.
I got my JRi drag shock directly from JRi. They put an 850 on it. I was probably about 300 lbs suited last year and the bike is 10" over. It worked out pretty well at the time. Later in the season I wanted to put my much lighter friend on the bike. I contacted JRi and they sent me a new spring which is labeled "805-810". Bike was still 10" over and my friend weighs about 165 suited. That worked out very well once I got the sag and ride height dialed in for him. Now for the important part. Over the winter I have lost some weight. About 55 lbs or so. I am about 240 now so figure 250 suited. I emailed Tim at JRi and he recommended trying the 805-810 spring by simply adding more pre-load. Still waiting for the race season to begin and I suck for the most part anyway, so it's not like I will have great 60's to report or anything. Shit air up here at 4200 feet... a good DA is under 5000 feet on any given race day... so you can get an idea. Anyway.. track prep here is pretty shitty and I need all the help I can get... I just want to stay hooked up. So I added the pre-load Tim Godshall recommends, and I was able to get about 1 to 1.25" sag set on the 805-810 spring with my weight now. Should work ok. Might even take some pre-load out to get more squat come show time? we'll see? anyway, I am sure the 850 spring would be too stiff... but I'd bet it would be fine at 11" over and might not even be enough at 12". A little additional leverage goes a long way.
Very interested to know what Brock or JRi recommends to you. Do you run a straight link?
Does a Adams (or other brand) straight link give the leverage advantage to the bike or the arm? Just curious.
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bigwil
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posted April 08, 2013 03:02 AM
No straight liink
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