IDing spring forks just got harder...

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Edited Date/Time 12/19/2016 10:52pm
...when there are Showa hybrid forks that are spring-equipped, but which also have air caps on both sides so that pressure can be added for fine-tuning.

The bike here (which belongs to Josh Grant) runs springs, but can add air if he wants.



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MXMattii 12/19/2016 3:47pm
12/19/2016 3:47pm
WOW! I think air-forks will be soon of the grid and those hybrids will be THE THING they will wanna use.
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TeamGreen 12/19/2016 3:47pm
12/19/2016 3:47pm
They must be called the Showa Spring/Air? Fork
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tempura 12/19/2016 4:17pm
12/19/2016 4:17pm
The "all air" phase is losing momentum..?
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waitn4 12/19/2016 4:25pm
12/19/2016 4:25pm
Adding air to a spring fork is great! Fine tuning your rate is awesome. It will be awesome when they have a BRAIN setup like they have on the Specialized Epic.

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hillbilly 12/19/2016 5:06pm
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Just like 1982 all over again, i ran 15 lbs in a 82 xr 500 i raced.
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Tonynz 12/19/2016 5:12pm
12/19/2016 5:12pm
hillbilly wrote:
Just like 1982 all over again, i ran 15 lbs in a 82 xr 500 i raced.
Yes, I remember putting air in to my 1980 IT 175 Forks and my 1982 PE 175 Forks.
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GuyB 12/19/2016 5:15pm
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tempura wrote:
The "all air" phase is losing momentum..?
Some are good with it.
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Skidaddle 12/19/2016 5:49pm
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hillbilly wrote:
Just like 1982 all over again, i ran 15 lbs in a 82 xr 500 i raced.
I had shraeder valves in 1980 also. You could make them bounce like basketballs off jump.

All we used them for was to release the pressure. Then they cheaped out with upside down forks and a screw!
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ti473 12/19/2016 5:50pm
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Forks are a thing of the past, stamp it
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ti473 12/19/2016 5:55pm
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Just put on a pair of these and pump them up when your about to hit a big jump, forget forks. You're welcome


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Wade221 12/19/2016 6:26pm
12/19/2016 6:26pm
Hate to hijack thread, but I've been trying to locate those slotted air valve stem covers, with no luck. Any leads?

Considered getting plain ones, and creating "slots" with a dremel
Barry_Smith 12/19/2016 6:27pm
12/19/2016 6:27pm
I can foresee that next year's backward looking reviews/comments on the 2017 KTM/Husky bikes will note that the AER forks are garbage compared to these NEW AND VASTLY SUPERIOR DUAL TECHNOLOGY FORKS.

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Underground 12/19/2016 11:56pm
12/19/2016 11:56pm Edited Date/Time 12/19/2016 11:59pm
hillbilly wrote:
Just like 1982 all over again, i ran 15 lbs in a 82 xr 500 i raced.
Tonynz wrote:
Yes, I remember putting air in to my 1980 IT 175 Forks and my 1982 PE 175 Forks.
I remember putting it into my 89 CR125. Didn't know any different, was just trying to get rid of the headshake.

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ns503 12/20/2016 3:36am
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I've got a few 35 year old Marzocchis (did I spell that right?) in my basement that look kinda like that...
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Bearuno 12/20/2016 4:28am
12/20/2016 4:28am Edited Date/Time 12/20/2016 4:29am
As ever, "everything old, is new again".

Now, if it is a set up with the steel spring being against an IFP ( as a spring landing) and the air / gas spring being on the other side of the IFP, that could be a very useful thing, indeed.
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ricko 12/20/2016 5:58am
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I've heard stories about PC using/testing/developing these this year, now they are out in the open.
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JAFO92 12/20/2016 6:17am
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hillbilly wrote:
Just like 1982 all over again, i ran 15 lbs in a 82 xr 500 i raced.
Thats what I was thinking. I had air caps on my MX400B back in 1978
Lawrence929 12/20/2016 6:26am
12/20/2016 6:26am
hillbilly wrote:
Just like 1982 all over again, i ran 15 lbs in a 82 xr 500 i raced.
Tonynz wrote:
Yes, I remember putting air in to my 1980 IT 175 Forks and my 1982 PE 175 Forks.
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Lawrence929 12/20/2016 6:27am
12/20/2016 6:27am
hillbilly wrote:
Just like 1982 all over again, i ran 15 lbs in a 82 xr 500 i raced.
JAFO92 wrote:
Thats what I was thinking. I had air caps on my MX400B back in 1978
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JAFO92 12/20/2016 6:57am
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Lawrence929 wrote:
Old Hipsters Tongue
Half right. Im old, but not hip at all. Old misanthrope would be closer. Whistling
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mark_swart 12/20/2016 5:18pm
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hillbilly wrote:
Just like 1982 all over again, i ran 15 lbs in a 82 xr 500 i raced.
Tonynz wrote:
Yes, I remember putting air in to my 1980 IT 175 Forks and my 1982 PE 175 Forks.
I was thinking the exact same thing - ran 5 psi in my '78 vintage bike last season to firm it up a little.What's old is new!
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Tim507 12/20/2016 5:38pm
12/20/2016 5:38pm
Air comes and goes....well it surely did in my 1969 ATI SillyWhistling with the Terry Kit Air Mod. Went backs to springs shortly after trying air....
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pCp 252 12/20/2016 8:13pm
12/20/2016 8:13pm
Where is the compression adjuster? Or is this a single spring fork?

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