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I figured it out. Its opposite of what it used to be. Now you need to cut the wire to remove the limiter. Thanks!
Offroader said:Just wanted to review my new 2018 Fox Factory 40 Float suspension on my Sur Ron. Start off saying I am very happy with it.
My RST Killah fork actually may not have broke like I thought. I think the issue may have been I was not squeezing the front brake hard enough when rocking the bike, and the brakes were slipping a little and making the noise. I'll have to do further testing here. I have to really squeeze the brakes full force for them not to slip when just sitting and rocking the bike back and forth.
First the fork looks phenomenal. The Colors match my bike really nice, the fork looks very good with the thick 40mm gold stanchions. You have to remember that everyone eyes go right to the fork first, I know the first thing I notice on another bicycle is the fork and if its Fox I notice that immediately also. This fork has FOX in big orange letters, looks impressive.
Not only does this add bling to my bike like nothing else could, I am actually really happy with the way it handles. Its definitely not easily noticeable difference from the RST Killah fork. But everything seems easier with the fork when riding off road. It seems easier than ever to climb stairs with this fork also. Its not like going from a hard tail to a full suspension bike, but you will feel like its easier to ride through obstacles.
Another big noticeable difference is jumps to flat ground. I don't bottom out harshly anymore with this fork when doing the same jumps I did with my RST Killah fork and the landings are much softer. I think this is because of the nature of an air spring vs coil, it is much more progressive than a coil spring as you are compressing air. This probably makes it much better for jumps to flat ground, and jumping to flat ground is important because I like to do this a lot. I still do blow through all my travel but I don't feel a harsh bottom out anymore.
For all the talk about Air Springs suck, I think they are OK and have some benefits. One of the drawbacks I heard about is the small bump compliance, but its not really that noticeable.
That being said, unless you want the Bling and are pushing the bike to the limits, then the RST Killah fork is more that suitable. The Fox fork is better and makes everything easier to do, but its not going to make that much of a difference, especially if you are not taking high jumps, climbing stairs with the bike, or racing the bike. And remember the fox fork supposedly requires much more maintenance and oil changes.
Since this is a new fork with an uncut head tube, I decided to just throw on the Sur-Ron handlebars and not cut the head tube. I just used lots of spacers.
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srapy said:Did some testing with the Vesc 75/300 on my streetlegal Version.
Works fine with 14S 16ah Lipos (will be 32ah when finished) at the moment although the Vesc can handle 16S. Regen is now possible and because of FOC the motor is more quiet. App showed me 8,5kw peak at 300phaseamps. Not sure if these values are correct. I will keep on testing and trying to get more out of it![]()
Offroader said:Maybe someone can help me out also,
I'm almost done with my 2nd Sur-Ron charger. I am wondering why the Sur-Ron uses a 3 prong connector for the charger.
I can't think of any reason why they would use a 3 prong connector because unless its 4 prong to help split the current, there is no benefit. Is there some other reason why they used a 3 ?
Thanks, here is a picture of the Sur-Ron charge connector I am talking about.
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that1guy said:Looks like there are no practical options for 19 inch (rim size) street tires. Only thing I can find is the Avon AM6 Speedmaster Motorcycle Tire, 27-19 for $167 at bikebandit.com https://www.bikebandit.com/tires-tu...aster-motorcycle-tire/p/3324?b=44372&CRTP=psc![]()
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I suppose this is why Luna offers 17inch street tires. More options in that size?
I have this on my sur-ron good for 180kph :lol: https://www.oponeo.nl/motorbanden-zoeken#&&/wEXDAUOcGNrX1RyU2VsVHJUYnMFATAFFXBja19Mc3RTU29ydFBhcmFtZXRlcgUCMzcFCXBja19UcjQ4aAUD4pSkBQdwY2tfSVBQBQIyNAUHcGNrX0NQZwUBMQUKcGNrX1RyTFNTTAUCMjkFCnBja19UckxTUFQFAjUxBQxwY2tfVHJMU1BJZHMFAzE0MAUMcGNrX1RyTFNTSWRzBQQxMzEzBQpwY2tfVHJMU1BGBQI1MAUOcGNrX1RyTFNTc25JZHMFATEFFXBja19UckxTU29ydERpcmVjdGlvbgUBMoJZvW+Z/DRhWnvVs/V3Gr8h3bGnn2mb said:that1guy said:Looks like there are no practical options for 19 inch (rim size) street tires. Only thing I can find is the Avon AM6 Speedmaster Motorcycle Tire, 27-19 for $167 at bikebandit.com https://www.bikebandit.com/tires-tu...aster-motorcycle-tire/p/3324?b=44372&CRTP=psc![]()
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I suppose this is why Luna offers 17inch street tires. More options in that size?
These are the stock 17 ones
https://www.csttires.com/int/tire/c6577/
Nothing in 19, though.
The front MC tyre can handle heavy load and max speed 180kph so i dont think this tyres are to weak for a 50kg bike @ a topa top speed from 70kph..makes no sense front are rear wheel on this loads and 3inch wide.Rides perfect flat in to the cornersthat1guy said:@Joachim, @captain387 - thanks for links, quite helpful.![]()
Why do they list tires as "Front". Something to do with load rating perhaps? Maybe this applies to more powerful motorcycles where the rear tire would see more sheering force. You guys are using these in both rear and front I presume.
Do you guys know if I need to remove the chain to get the rear wheel off?
Offroader said:It seems the calipers on the bike will make noise unless you squeeze them extremely hard when rocking the bike back and forth with the front brake pressed. There must be a bit of play in at least the front caliper.
I swapped out new front pads but still hear the noise. The noise does go away if I squeeze full force on the brake lever. If I push the bike up against a wall and push forward, compressing the fork without pressing on the brakes, I don't hear or feel any noise or play.
This isn't an issue on my Shimano Zee brakes, so I'm calling cheap Sur-Ron stock calipers. While I don't think this will cause any issues while riding, its just that you will have a bit of play and noise in them and know they are cheap junk.
Allex said:My Magura MT5 can make noise at the rear. I think this have something to do with pistons extracting unevenly which makes one pad have uneven pressure on one of its sides and starts to vibrate. I bet this issue will go away when swapping to MT7 pads, because they are individual, so 4 smaller pads for one caliper instead of two big ones.
This is only a theory.
If this does not help it could be due to flex of the rear post mount adapter.
fechter said:I think we should start a motorcycle gang, I mean club, for Sur-ron owners. I wonder what a large swarm of Light Bees would sound like taking off all at the same time?
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fechter said:What rear tire is that? Looks awesome.