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11/18/2020 4:20am
11/18/2020 4:20am
So I was riding my freshly rebuilt YZ the other day and my buddy wanted to trade up bikes, so we did. I jumped on his minty, hardly ridden 2007 YZ and ripped on it from the start. Wasn't the best decision I've made..really immature really, I should've ridden it slow just to feel it out. Well, immediately the front end felt a little stiff to me but I figured he just had it set up differently from me. Then...I slammed into a solid face and the front felt like a total brick. After making sure I was good, haha, I inspected..
I stopped, held the front brake, and tried to compress the front end. It would only go down about 2.5" or so. Literally, would not go down any further. Nothing sounds weird, it just won't compress.
What do ya'll suggest for issues? I haven't seen this one before. I'm thinking could be over torqued pinch bolts, an axle that isn't square. All weird issues because he hasn't ridden the bike in a long time and it was fine before. Its a good mystery.
I stopped, held the front brake, and tried to compress the front end. It would only go down about 2.5" or so. Literally, would not go down any further. Nothing sounds weird, it just won't compress.
What do ya'll suggest for issues? I haven't seen this one before. I'm thinking could be over torqued pinch bolts, an axle that isn't square. All weird issues because he hasn't ridden the bike in a long time and it was fine before. Its a good mystery.
My first question was had the forks been bled. He said yes.
To me it seems like oil is bleeding off to somewhere it shouldn't be and continuously doing so because it seemed to get worse (less travel over time).
A disassembly is in order, I'm sure.
One other less plausible root cause that I am ashamed to know is that a 46 mm fork seal is possible to assemble to a 48 mm fork leg. It is however not possible to compress the fork afterwards 😂
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