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Bones Bacon:
"Suspension only accounts for 25-30 percent of feel, the chassis is the rest"
I've been preaching this over and over and over.
But to hear if from a man that knows far more than myself - and has had such an incredible career with distinguished results, and riders - was nice.
I'll keep preaching but hopefully this didn't fall on deaf ears in that show.
A big question arises - how much of this chassis feel can we influence with bolt ons?
"Suspension only accounts for 25-30 percent of feel, the chassis is the rest"
I've been preaching this over and over and over.
But to hear if from a man that knows far more than myself - and has had such an incredible career with distinguished results, and riders - was nice.
I'll keep preaching but hopefully this didn't fall on deaf ears in that show.
A big question arises - how much of this chassis feel can we influence with bolt ons?
I think it can be overlooked how much items like rims and triple clamps not only effect feel but what kind of load is placed on the suspension itself.
I posted this in a different thread - but ktm spokes are nearly DOUBLE the tension spec as a crf stock to stock.
The stiffness of the wheel is largely deterimined by spoke tension - so that is just 1 element of why the ktm may feel harsher to some.
But the frame is a huge role too - you can transplant yzf forks on a ktm - and still not get a yzf feel.
I always felt the reason the AER48 air fork was okay on the KTM and Husky was due to the extra flex in the headstay as it felt like it allowed the front end to flex and follow the ground more. But o ntheir newest gen frame where they reinforced that area of the frame more, the front end feel with a AER is definitely worse for me...
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