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Hammer 663s
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is better I will sell them. I do prefer the weight so I really want them to work
and think they got somethin.
I also like my AER's. I run more air than most folks and I don't seem to have the "harshness" complaints that some folks do. The new mid-valve in the recent Red Bull/Rockstar Editions...and the 2021 production bikes...is really, really good.
My local suspension guy JBi, has a mid-valve that my friends have raved about; so, I'm gonna try that.
When I demo'd the 2020 TE and TX 300i...I prefered the TX for "fast off-road" and I liked the TE for plonking thru wet slimmy logs and rocks...but, it becomes a bit of a handful when you get going fast. The AERs on the TX seemed to work pretty damn well...and...again...I ran plenty of air.
One thing I really like about the fork is if you do want to noodle around, slow speed stuff, you can pull some air out, open up the rebound circuit and it feels entirely different. This especially works well if your oil levels are closer to 140-150 (less ramp up, less harsh further down)
Big problem is dive, and they aren't awesome when pushing them hard. But that's what higher pressure is for.
I learned all those lessons on my 450SXF riding it off-road at a top-secret riding area west of Edwards AFB...during the early days of The Zombie Apocolypse (Remember when NO-ONE was on the road?! I kinda miss that!)
This last weekend I rode my SEVERELY UNDERSPRUNG FE350S on a 2 day ride and noticed that even though I'd made a HUGE mistake in -not respringing it- the action of the Explore fork was awesome in the gnarly trials like stuff or SERIOUS enduro challenges. Those forks were also serviced by JBi. I should have paid attention when he hinted at needing to go stiffer...
DOH!
So, they're back in his hands (The forks had 4.4 springs in them...how DUMB am I?)
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