Well I think I am pushing my old 2002 fork too hard. It has this weird feel to it and I am hoping someone has some experience. The symtoms are as follows
1 - Lift front end sometimes just doesn't lift. This is not a rider error it just seems like my rebound is fubar (I preload the fork for wheelie drops and manuals etc...)
2 - Other times when I do get the front end up it thuds. This is totally new for me as the hsvc is supposed to stop that. It feels more like my jrT then a good z1
An addon point to 1 and 2...other times it is fine. The rebound and compression feel fine. I hate inconsistency in my bike.
3 - Flex has increased...I can't see any cracks (2002 was KNOWN for bad forks all around from marz) but doing the wheel in between the legs test I can no touch the wheel on the lower. This may be normal for most forks but this fork I could not do it to before the past week or so...
4 - during high speed bumps my fork just doesn't seem to be reacting. In the same instant where I used to always have extra travel to preload and manual through rough stuff I can't get the front up at all. It just feels dead.
So, in seeing the symtoms I now believe my fork is dying (seeing it written sure puts it in perspective) but I am wondering if anyone has any experience and can offer suggestions? I have emailed marz, not looking for a warranty but trying to see if they still offer the tradeins on the 2002 models. I hope they get back to me.
cheers
1 - Lift front end sometimes just doesn't lift. This is not a rider error it just seems like my rebound is fubar (I preload the fork for wheelie drops and manuals etc...)
2 - Other times when I do get the front end up it thuds. This is totally new for me as the hsvc is supposed to stop that. It feels more like my jrT then a good z1
An addon point to 1 and 2...other times it is fine. The rebound and compression feel fine. I hate inconsistency in my bike.
3 - Flex has increased...I can't see any cracks (2002 was KNOWN for bad forks all around from marz) but doing the wheel in between the legs test I can no touch the wheel on the lower. This may be normal for most forks but this fork I could not do it to before the past week or so...
4 - during high speed bumps my fork just doesn't seem to be reacting. In the same instant where I used to always have extra travel to preload and manual through rough stuff I can't get the front up at all. It just feels dead.
So, in seeing the symtoms I now believe my fork is dying (seeing it written sure puts it in perspective) but I am wondering if anyone has any experience and can offer suggestions? I have emailed marz, not looking for a warranty but trying to see if they still offer the tradeins on the 2002 models. I hope they get back to me.
cheers
