[DHS]

ok, needed new parts, cause the winter is boring. and no one will ride with me. so new parts help. so do new bikes.... oh and people wanted to see the comparing of the Army and BMW

 

[seismic]

Nice bikes !!!!!!

 

[chicodude]

So what is the point of having two Ultragnarsuperhuckingmachines anyway?

 

[-dustin]

to test set-back posts against regular posts?

those are some sweet machines. where are the motors?

 

[DHS]

actaully the bmw is my race bike. thats why its called the Race LINK
and karpiel was well, i wanted one again.
the bmw does weigh less then the Army

 

[lovebunny]

oh the bmws are actually meant for racing? i allways thought they were to heavy

 

[seismic]

So do you feel faster on the RaceLink than on the Karpiel ? And if "yes", - what is faster about it ???

 

[DHS]

oh the bmws are actually meant for racing? i allways thought they were to heavy

haha, i can get the BMW down to 43lbs did a couple times for plattekill and such. but mostly just keep it at 45lbs. wheels.
Karpiel be about 47lbs

 

[seismic]

haha, i can get the BMW down to 43lbs did a couple times for plattekill and such. but mostly just keep it at 45lbs. wheels.
Karpiel be about 47lbs

Would that be with the same setup ??

Also...if you compare how they ride...what do you find different ??

 

[DHS]

the bmw frame with cranks,jackshaft,cranks,avyshock-w/ti spring. 11 1/2 lbs.
you can built it up pretty light.
i'm having the avy on the army valved differently though, for drops and such. but at the moment i guess its setup race like. the bmw is the smoothest suspension i've every felt. also the smallest DH bike i've ever used. FUN!

 

[seismic]

Nice !!! So do you find that the Karpiel have any advantages compared to the BMW ?

 

[lovebunny]

wow the bmw frame only weighs a lil more than my bb7 frame

 

[mobius]

DHS had i known u were rollin in the bling i wouldn't have given u 20 bux for my RM hat nice bikes man

 

[DHS]

no i just spend all my money on bike. even if it means i have to eat less...

 

[IronJim]

how much travel does the bmw have??

 

[DHS]

9"
they both run the same size shock too
9x3

 

[seismic]

The race link has 9" with a 3" shock....

 

[konastab01]

i thought it was 9" travel on the bmw,and the karpiel is 9"-10" am i correct.so how does the karpiel track the ground and whats it like on the dh course

 

[seismic]

The Karpiel is (with a 3.0" shock) 9,5 - 11,5" travel ! (with the standard 2.75" shock it is 9-11" of travel).

 

[IronJim]

9"
they both run the same size shock too
9x3

thats weird

 

[seismic]

Why is that weird ??? Big bikes need big shocks....I dig 3.0" shocks !

 

[DHS]

i dig 3.5" stroke, don't have anything that would work on, but cooooool

 

[seismic]

i dig 3.5" stroke, don't have anything that would work on, but cooooool

Yeah...they are difficult....but super nice...especially if it is a MTN-3.5 :love:

 

[MikeD]

Since you guys would seem to know, who makes a 9x3 shock besides Avalanche? (May want to lower the BB height on a bike with a 9.5x3 shock...)

MD

 

[seismic]

I think Romic does....

 

[MikeD]

I think Romic does....

They only do a 9x2.75, although maybe they did a run of OEM 9x3s for someone.

 

[DHS]

nope Avy is the only maker i know of that does the 9x3
sorry

 

[Brian HCM#1]

So Steve, how are you liking the Army so far. Sweet brakes by the way

 

[dhriderII]

the rotors are amazing looking, might have to ditch my hayes for some hope

 

[seismic]

They only do a 9x2.75, although maybe they did a run of OEM 9x3s for someone.

Ok...I thought they did ....

 

[DHS]

damn the Army was a good ride on Sunday, didn't get the brakes on yet. but the minis did out on ICE. it was -15. which is fun cause i got the clothes, also fun cause salt doesn't work that low. so no salt on the roads. it was fun just jumping off of every snow drift or just plowing through. yea bike works great.
i wanna play with shock mounts a little more, but afraid to touch my upper one, fear of unthreading. otherwise. LOVE the BIKE
just want to send the rear off to avy for a re-valve.
so sorry Brian, won't be buying those middleburns just yet. soon, just gonna spend the money on the frame first. then will buy more and more stuff..
also means i have a extra set of hope brakes(minis) i should buy a hardtail or something....haha
ok i'm done

 

[seismic]

Cant we have a proper pic of your army ???