cNw
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Knut,
While it looks like a short amount of fork travel, the length of the tubes were calculated to allow for enough travel without having it bottom out. Of course, the fact that its a modern front end (internals) makes it so much more efficient than our older front ends. When I cut these tubes down, what goes away is the 'unused' section of the tube. As you can imagine, due to the long sliders and relatively short distance between the lower tree and top of the slider, these front ends are nice and rigid. Add the dual disc and you know there isn't any twisting either.
The stock fork springs are replaced by a 'Progressive' brand spring but they are not any stiffer than the stock ones
Rebound and dampening works great and I do have some larger guys really riding the Cafe's like intended
When first developed, I had an opportunity to get the Bostrom brothers (Eric and Ben, very accomplished racers) to put the machines to the test here in the Rocky Mountain twisties for a couple of days and they gave me very solid feedback on the handling, brakes and suspension. I figured, if they liked the fork set up, it would work great for us that spend more time on public roads than race tracks
Matt / Colorado Norton Works
www.coloradonortonworks.com
While it looks like a short amount of fork travel, the length of the tubes were calculated to allow for enough travel without having it bottom out. Of course, the fact that its a modern front end (internals) makes it so much more efficient than our older front ends. When I cut these tubes down, what goes away is the 'unused' section of the tube. As you can imagine, due to the long sliders and relatively short distance between the lower tree and top of the slider, these front ends are nice and rigid. Add the dual disc and you know there isn't any twisting either.
The stock fork springs are replaced by a 'Progressive' brand spring but they are not any stiffer than the stock ones
Rebound and dampening works great and I do have some larger guys really riding the Cafe's like intended
When first developed, I had an opportunity to get the Bostrom brothers (Eric and Ben, very accomplished racers) to put the machines to the test here in the Rocky Mountain twisties for a couple of days and they gave me very solid feedback on the handling, brakes and suspension. I figured, if they liked the fork set up, it would work great for us that spend more time on public roads than race tracks
Matt / Colorado Norton Works
www.coloradonortonworks.com
