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How far will the forks compress?

broadwayron

broadwayron

Husqvarna
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I have a 6" light bar that I want to mount on my Strada (low fender), but I'm not sure if it will hit if/when I bottom the forks (that would be bad). I tried tying it down in my truck, and pulled as hard as I could on the ties-downs, but I couldn't get it to fully compress; or, it didn't seem like it.
I could find a mound to jump and land on the front wheel to see if I can bottom it, but I have no way of seeing/measuring what happened. (I'm not wild about doing this, because I can just imagine something going wrong.)
Any ideas?
 
Assuming you have a bike lift, pop the fork caps.

Option 2 is put a zip tie on the forks and jump the crap out of it.
Translate that distance to above the fender or what ever you are worried about.

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Zip Tie! Yeah, that will work... thanks.
After I go on a jumping mission, you will probably be reading threads by me starting with "So I broke xxxx on my TR650 attempting a jump..."
 
I have seen the mark from the seals about 2 inches from the bottom no jumping just 240lbs. LOL With a jump looks like it would go to the bottom of the shaft. Just my .02
 
Well, the zip ties were pushed all the way to the bottom (about 6") before I even got to the "jump". Today was the first day I had the Strada off-road, and it was a handful on the whoops! I've got TKC-80's but I haven't set the sag yet (waiting for my luggage rack- I figure that will weigh 12 lbs). Although, I'm not expecting this to be very good off-road... I'm probably too light for the spring, and I'm not planning on swapping it. It was a bear maneuvering this tank in the sand- I got a workout compared to riding my other bike (Beta 520), haha.
 
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