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[Closed] preride set up help. Recon slight top out clunk, normal?

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Just doing a few jobs on a new to me bike. When I lift the handle bars the forks extend an extra say 3 mm with a slight clunk. Push back down and they seem to compress 3mm before the air spring kicks in, again a very soft clunk.

The forks are still bedding in. The Alan bolts are tight at the bottom of each leg. Main question is does ridding the bike risk damage


 
Posted : 24/04/2010 9:10 am
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This seems to be quite common, I saw a set do it on a mates bike an read something in a magazine that confirmed it.


 
Posted : 24/04/2010 9:44 am
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Could it be lack of oil in the damper?


 
Posted : 24/04/2010 12:11 pm
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Bump to see if the at work crew can sugest a solution to this fork issue


 
Posted : 26/04/2010 9:58 am
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let all the air out the negative chamber, then the positive. Re-inflate the positive, then the negative. This resets the air chambers into their correct places.

Edit: actually re-reading your post I'm not sure that's what the issue is, but worth a try anyway.


 
Posted : 26/04/2010 10:05 am
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Should have said that they are solo air 335, so thats a turn key damper

However I will try e inflating from scratch. When I got the bike they were very hard (and I'm 100kg) so since then Ive let alot of air and not pumped any in


 
Posted : 26/04/2010 11:02 am