well after all of my fork troubles, i have made up my mind that i want to buy an inverted fork for my bike... i have always liked the way they look and have heard nothing but good about them.
before i buy, my question is:
would an inverted fork work better than a basically stock '07 888sl? i put my forks through hell and back every day, and that semed to be the demise of my 888 so i hope something simple, proven, and kinda old-school:biggrin: will stand up to the beatings...
i'm not too worried about all this super-tech damping crap because i am learning still and want to learn control, positioing, and all that crap without the help of some insanely expensive high end cheater damping system... just something simple, strong and durable that will do its job of absorbing hits, work throughout its available travel like a fork is supposed to do and letting me control the rest so i am not simply plowing and let my fork do the work...
my only options seem to be either a Shiver or a White Brothers fork and i cant make up my mind which one... they both seem to be great forks, and the WB forks have 8" over the Shivers 7", which is appealing to me beause i dont want a fork swap to affect my head angle too much...
what do you guys think would be better in the long run? spending $$ on my 888 or spending $$ on a Shiver/WB?
i can always get the 888 rebuilt later, but for now i NEED a fork that will at least let me ride my bike...
before i buy, my question is:
would an inverted fork work better than a basically stock '07 888sl? i put my forks through hell and back every day, and that semed to be the demise of my 888 so i hope something simple, proven, and kinda old-school:biggrin: will stand up to the beatings...
i'm not too worried about all this super-tech damping crap because i am learning still and want to learn control, positioing, and all that crap without the help of some insanely expensive high end cheater damping system... just something simple, strong and durable that will do its job of absorbing hits, work throughout its available travel like a fork is supposed to do and letting me control the rest so i am not simply plowing and let my fork do the work...
my only options seem to be either a Shiver or a White Brothers fork and i cant make up my mind which one... they both seem to be great forks, and the WB forks have 8" over the Shivers 7", which is appealing to me beause i dont want a fork swap to affect my head angle too much...
what do you guys think would be better in the long run? spending $$ on my 888 or spending $$ on a Shiver/WB?
i can always get the 888 rebuilt later, but for now i NEED a fork that will at least let me ride my bike...
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