| Author | Message | ||
     Speedfreaks101 |
Any thoughts on these forks? Hype or real benefit? Think they will be on Buell's any time soon? | ||
| Ferris_von_bueller |
can you provide some background info? | ||
| Teddagreek |
I know it eliminated the cartridge... Does anyone have a Side by side? | ||
| Speedfreaks101 |
I stole this excerpt from this site: http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?artic le=34476 The big news in the suspension department is the forks, which are Showa’s new Big Piston Fork (BPF) design, the same design used on the GSX-R1000 that won the 2007 Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race. Rather than placing a cartridge mechanism inside of each fork leg, Showa has simply lined the inner walls of the 43mm BPF fork tubes and fitted a larger-diameter (39.6mm) piston. This design eliminates parts, saves weight (720 grams), provides better feedback, has better compression damping qualities and with the springs located at the bottom of each fork leg instead of the top makes servicing the forks much easier. Rebound and compression damping adjusters are located on the fork cap of each leg, while preload is adjustable at the bottom of each leg. | ||
| Ochoa0042 |
we were talking about it on another forum.... here's a side by side  | ||
| Teddagreek |
Doesn't only Suzuki have these right now..  (Message edited by teddagreek on December 07, 2008) | ||
| Blake |
Ohlins may be chuckling. | ||
| Firstbuell |
why would Ohlins be happy? they sell $2k cartridge racing upgrades....... | ||
| Speedfreaks101 |
Blake, I take it that you see a flaw in the BPF design. If so what? | ||
| Blake |
No flaw, just nostalgia. |
