RaceTech Springs and Emulators For 05+

[ZackDaniels]

I'm looking at ordering RaceTech emulators (S4301) which are supposed to work with the late model gen 1 forks. I heard some murmors though that the forks were further refined in 05.

Do these still work in 05/06/07 forks? Any adjustments necessary?

 

[timscues]

Call racetech very helpful people

 

[ZackDaniels]

RaceTech recommends that part of years 93+ but according to this thread from 2008 there was some issues installing and mentioning that RaceTech may not be aware of the new damper rods in the 05+ models.

05+ has subtle differences in damping rods/fork setup as described in this old thread. Side note - the FAQ entry on this forum for this has all broken pictures, and hasn't been updated to mention the 05+ rods.


It seemed there was a lot of back and forth on if it would or would not work out. I'm just curious if anybody has definitively tried the emulators on an 05+ and could give a definitive answer.

 

[ZackDaniels]

I'm looking at ordering RaceTech emulators (S4301) which are supposed to work with the late model gen 1 forks. I heard some murmors though that the forks were further refined in 05.

Do these still work in 05/06/07 forks? Any adjustments necessary?

Hello from the future. I have installed part# S4301 and indeed they work great. Was a bit surprised to see RaceTech's recommendation to drill three 5/8" holes in the rod, but those instructions were followed.

The only thing in the 06 fork that caught me off guard was a little bit of plastic at the very bottom of the fork that goes over the damping rod. Looks like some kind of anti-bottoming device?

I just made sure the holes drilled in the rod weren't covered by it and put it back like I found it upon reassembly. I simply hadn't heard it mentioned before.

 

[DMAN999]

Glad it worked out.
Let us know how they feel on the road and what you weigh vs what rate springs you got.

As for that plastic part you can see it in this video by Sean Morley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKKdbwMQ5fY
It's listed as a Taper, Spindle in the Parts Fiche.