Roczen's bike in the pits...

travis-grant
Edited Date/Time 1/3/2015 3:22pm
I noticed the caption below the official pic says ''this bike could use a careful scan, just saying''

What are they getting at? personally the only odd thing i see is no yellow tire graphics.

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Check down by the linkage. Wink
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rippaaa 1/3/2015 10:26am
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Forks don't look like air forks... but im probably wrong

Some sort of wire by the linkage, not a hose i dont think

Thats about it as far as stupid conclusions i could make lol
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I posted this in Scotties thread.





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rippaaa wrote:
Forks don't look like air forks... but im probably wrong Some sort of wire by the linkage, not a hose i dont think Thats about it...
Forks don't look like air forks... but im probably wrong

Some sort of wire by the linkage, not a hose i dont think

Thats about it as far as stupid conclusions i could make lol
LaughingLaughing It says SFF AIR right on the the forks.
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MxKing809 1/3/2015 10:29am
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It looks like a sensor that could possibably monitor shock position, and log him much time was spent at which level of compression.
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Most likely just a sensor for recording shock data.
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Looks like a magnetic pick up, possibly to pick up swingarm position.
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rippaaa 1/3/2015 10:31am
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rippaaa wrote:
Forks don't look like air forks... but im probably wrong Some sort of wire by the linkage, not a hose i dont think Thats about it...
Forks don't look like air forks... but im probably wrong

Some sort of wire by the linkage, not a hose i dont think

Thats about it as far as stupid conclusions i could make lol
mx836 wrote:
LaughingLaughing It says SFF AIR right on the the forks.
Yup, all the guys that dont run the air forks put the sticker there anyways, look for the cartridge near the bottom of the fork that all air forks have. Those forks dont have them.
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rippaaa wrote:
Forks don't look like air forks... but im probably wrong Some sort of wire by the linkage, not a hose i dont think Thats about it...
Forks don't look like air forks... but im probably wrong

Some sort of wire by the linkage, not a hose i dont think

Thats about it as far as stupid conclusions i could make lol
mx836 wrote:
LaughingLaughing It says SFF AIR right on the the forks.
Didn't they have the aux. air chamber on the back of the right side fork lug?
travis-grant 1/3/2015 10:32am
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This is 100% truth, i did look at that linkeage and consider putting that as my guess, but this is also 100% truth - i know jack shit about that part of a bike. That welding on the swing arm though, oooooofffff.
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rippaaa 1/3/2015 10:34am
1/3/2015 10:34am Edited Date/Time 1/3/2015 10:40am
rippaaa wrote:
Forks don't look like air forks... but im probably wrong Some sort of wire by the linkage, not a hose i dont think Thats about it...
Forks don't look like air forks... but im probably wrong

Some sort of wire by the linkage, not a hose i dont think

Thats about it as far as stupid conclusions i could make lol
mx836 wrote:
LaughingLaughing It says SFF AIR right on the the forks.
nytsmaC wrote:
Didn't they have the aux. air chamber on the back of the right side fork lug?
Yup, his bike doesnt have the chamber. Here is some pics.. notice the chamber on james bike and the stock bike. Edit there are 2 types of air forks






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rippaaa wrote:
Forks don't look like air forks... but im probably wrong Some sort of wire by the linkage, not a hose i dont think Thats about it...
Forks don't look like air forks... but im probably wrong

Some sort of wire by the linkage, not a hose i dont think

Thats about it as far as stupid conclusions i could make lol
mx836 wrote:
LaughingLaughing It says SFF AIR right on the the forks.
nytsmaC wrote:
Didn't they have the aux. air chamber on the back of the right side fork lug?
No, they don't. Not all air forks have a 3rd chamber at the bottom. Only the triple air fork.

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Brad460 1/3/2015 10:35am
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Going out on a limb here but perhaps could it on the fly shock adjuster? Would something like that be legal?

A rider could adjust as track conditions change...

It's not new technology but I don't recall seeing anything like that on a race bike.
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rippaaa wrote:
Yup, all the guys that dont run the air forks put the sticker there anyways, look for the cartridge near the bottom of the fork that...
Yup, all the guys that dont run the air forks put the sticker there anyways, look for the cartridge near the bottom of the fork that all air forks have. Those forks dont have them.
There's two different types, Showa Air Works and Showa Air TAC (Triple Air Chamber). The works don't have the chamber on the right fork leg. But yes, even if some riders still use the spring fork the SFF Air sticker will be there. That's what they are paid for.
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BB67 1/3/2015 10:37am
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that is the "freaky fast " sensor. you didnt notice it at the press conference cuase the subway girl standing in front of it.

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rippaaa wrote:
Yup, all the guys that dont run the air forks put the sticker there anyways, look for the cartridge near the bottom of the fork that...
Yup, all the guys that dont run the air forks put the sticker there anyways, look for the cartridge near the bottom of the fork that all air forks have. Those forks dont have them.
Olson wrote:
There's two different types, Showa Air Works and Showa Air TAC (Triple Air Chamber). The works don't have the chamber on the right fork leg. But...
There's two different types, Showa Air Works and Showa Air TAC (Triple Air Chamber). The works don't have the chamber on the right fork leg. But yes, even if some riders still use the spring fork the SFF Air sticker will be there. That's what they are paid for.
What does stewart run?

He has the chamber on his fork
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mx836 1/3/2015 10:37am
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mx836 wrote:
LaughingLaughing It says SFF AIR right on the the forks.
nytsmaC wrote:
Didn't they have the aux. air chamber on the back of the right side fork lug?
rippaaa wrote:
Yup, his bike doesnt have the chamber. Here is some pics.. notice the chamber on james bike and the stock bike. Edit there are 2 types...
Yup, his bike doesnt have the chamber. Here is some pics.. notice the chamber on james bike and the stock bike. Edit there are 2 types of air forks






Nice edits ripaaa. You are somethin special.
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rippaaa wrote:
Yup, all the guys that dont run the air forks put the sticker there anyways, look for the cartridge near the bottom of the fork that...
Yup, all the guys that dont run the air forks put the sticker there anyways, look for the cartridge near the bottom of the fork that all air forks have. Those forks dont have them.
Olson wrote:
There's two different types, Showa Air Works and Showa Air TAC (Triple Air Chamber). The works don't have the chamber on the right fork leg. But...
There's two different types, Showa Air Works and Showa Air TAC (Triple Air Chamber). The works don't have the chamber on the right fork leg. But yes, even if some riders still use the spring fork the SFF Air sticker will be there. That's what they are paid for.
rippaaa wrote:
What does stewart run?

He has the chamber on his fork
TAC, Triple Air Chamber. The lug/chamber at the bottom of the right fork leg is the third chamber, therefore the name.
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mx836 wrote:
LaughingLaughing It says SFF AIR right on the the forks.
nytsmaC wrote:
Didn't they have the aux. air chamber on the back of the right side fork lug?
rippaaa wrote:
Yup, his bike doesnt have the chamber. Here is some pics.. notice the chamber on james bike and the stock bike. Edit there are 2 types...
Yup, his bike doesnt have the chamber. Here is some pics.. notice the chamber on james bike and the stock bike. Edit there are 2 types of air forks






there are air forks that dont include the third air chamber if im not mistaken.... millsaps bike from 2013, or tickles. kenny probably likes the feel of the older ones but what do i know

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rippaaa 1/3/2015 10:39am
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nytsmaC wrote:
Didn't they have the aux. air chamber on the back of the right side fork lug?
rippaaa wrote:
Yup, his bike doesnt have the chamber. Here is some pics.. notice the chamber on james bike and the stock bike. Edit there are 2 types...
Yup, his bike doesnt have the chamber. Here is some pics.. notice the chamber on james bike and the stock bike. Edit there are 2 types of air forks






mx836 wrote:
Nice edits ripaaa. You are somethin special.
What i was saying is about 100% of the guys that dont run the air fork still have the sticker on the fork.

Who knows 0 shits? still you because you don't realise that just because a sticker is on the bike doesnt mean they are running what that sticker says.
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rippaaa wrote:
What i was saying is about 100% of the guys that dont run the air fork still have the sticker on the fork. Who knows 0...
What i was saying is about 100% of the guys that dont run the air fork still have the sticker on the fork.

Who knows 0 shits? still you because you don't realise that just because a sticker is on the bike doesnt mean they are running what that sticker says.
Whatever bro...everyone knows that. Troll on.
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rippaaa 1/3/2015 10:44am
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Looks Like roczen did some testing with the tripple air chamber forks


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rippaaa wrote:
What i was saying is about 100% of the guys that dont run the air fork still have the sticker on the fork. Who knows 0...
What i was saying is about 100% of the guys that dont run the air fork still have the sticker on the fork.

Who knows 0 shits? still you because you don't realise that just because a sticker is on the bike doesnt mean they are running what that sticker says.
I dont run the air forks and I dont have the sticker either so it cant be 100% of the guys.Wink
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Brad460 wrote:
Going out on a limb here but perhaps could it on the fly shock adjuster? Would something like that be legal? A rider could adjust as...
Going out on a limb here but perhaps could it on the fly shock adjuster? Would something like that be legal?

A rider could adjust as track conditions change...

It's not new technology but I don't recall seeing anything like that on a race bike.
good question,

technically it is cheating right? IF you can (after the gate drops) further enhance your bikes performance based on track conditions.
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rippaaa 1/3/2015 10:52am
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rippaaa wrote:
What i was saying is about 100% of the guys that dont run the air fork still have the sticker on the fork. Who knows 0...
What i was saying is about 100% of the guys that dont run the air fork still have the sticker on the fork.

Who knows 0 shits? still you because you don't realise that just because a sticker is on the bike doesnt mean they are running what that sticker says.
lostboy819 wrote:
I dont run the air forks and I dont have the sticker either so it cant be 100% of the guys.Wink
Same Wink
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What's the extra button by the clutch? Launch control like the kawi for the start?
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Its where he swipes his clock in/out card!

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