• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Fork Springs for Snowbike

machinehead

machinehead

Husqvarna
AA Class
Have a 2012 TE511 spinning a 2015 Timbersled 120. Forks have bottomed on occasion, and dive considerably. I understand that the 48 mm KYB's have a stock rate of .48 kg.
Does anyone know of a supplier that carries heavy springs?
I did contact RaceTech in California. The heaviest they have is .54 kg. I am probably at least 240 lbs with gear.
I am thinking of a .58-.62 kg spring would drastically improve the handling.
Can anyone point me in the right direction ?TE511-MHST.JPG
 
sorry- I don't have any info for you. You are talking some pretty stiff rates... can I assume you are using a heavier fork oil at a higher level and have cranked your clickers down?

Also, that snow looks pretty- where are you at? BC? How many gallons of fuel are you carrying?
 
Yes , the stiffer the better. Have tried heavier oil, with some success, but in the cold it slows down everything , compression and rebound. You have assumed correct in turning clickers also. Yes BC, out near the Grizzly Lodge, northwest of Sicamous. Gas caddy is about 3 gallons, even more weight to carry. I transfer fuel , right after the groomed trails which can be up to 40 km ( 30 miles), to get the weight off the skid. I captured a sno-ghost picture of Oldman Winter in the April of this year, he didn't look happy.IMG_1997.JPG IMG_1977.JPG
 
Oh yah ! The potential for bottoming out is 10 fold on a snowbike.
Your wrists will let you know instantly, when the stock springs are fully compressed!

Thanks, season should start soon, although there are few snowbikers here, I will opinionate the new springs next month !

Cheers !
 
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