DUNEDEMON

I have a 2001 FB2200 and have had no problems with the trailer itself, the tires on the trailer are another story....(stay away from Carlisle tires) WW had some serious quality issues a few years back but realized that thier competition was catching up and stealing their business, so things have changedfor the better. WW is owned / designed by none other than Gary Denton, sound familiar? They are manufactured in Perris CA.

Nice to see you around again, hell you just missed a night ride a t Glamis last weekend.

i wish i could say i was there, but ive been busy with some personal issues. but i tend to check in every now and again. Oh shit...I hope Tats's stuff did not hapen to you too. Good luck man.

Dunedemon, question for you. My "spring" knowledge is fairly limited. The shocks actually felt really good, softer but soaked up everything through 3rd and 4th, however, I didn't hit anything really big, just some moderate stuff. The problem that I know will come is like in the whoops, I'm sure there isn't going to be enough rebound to let me take it at speed. The question I want to ask you, and anybody else who can answer is, how much difference is there going to be between 285lb springs and 300lb springs? Before, it was definitely stiffer, but at speed it handled pretty good, probably could've used it a touch softer, is the added 15lbs going to tighten it up A LOT, or just some, but not a shitload. Also, he's just sending the main spring, so the small spring will still kinda be softer, so it'll probably still soak up the high speed straights a little better and the stiffer spring will hopefully be enough for the necessary rebound and all, I guess. The difference will be noticable but not HUGE, it helps to think of the change in a persentage. 15 lbs is enough aparently based on their valving and how the lonestars position the shocks (I assume Elka takes this into consideration when suggesting rate / valving changes) never the less, I imagine you'll be in good shape. It's important to keep in mind that although that spring is longer than the other one or two above it, it is the softest (rate) spring of the bunch, thus it greatly affects the "initial" spring rate but the "final" spring rate (controlled by the upper smaller spring(s)) remains un changed....Make sense??? BTW -8 deg of camber is a LOT, I prefer -3 to-4 myself, Galfer lines are great, you'll be hapy with them.

Going to be a big group (lots of people from clamisdunes.com) all meeting at pad 3, you'll be all alone at the washes...

I have Galfer lines, one out of the master into a "T" then two lines out. I thought that all of lonestars were two seperate lines?

I do believe there are different linkages for the rear, but spring rate / length / pre-load will all affect the ride height. A rebuild by itself will not.

so that's where you've been hiding.

I'm getting to pad 3 at about 6:30 pm on Sat 28th and taking it from there. I'll be in my white dodge ram, if you've seen my bike I won't be hard to find. What time you think you'll be getting there?

It is LB/IN (pounds per inch). Cool!!! He did give you a deal. For those who are wondering 5.1 and 5.4 are KG/MM to convert this to LB/IN multiply by 56 - EG: 5.1 KG/MM x 56 = 285.6LB/IN. Looks good, you'll like the negative camber. Are you going to change to braided lines up front?

Holy shit...285 lb/in? What do you weigh? That is a lot of spring rate for a stock armed bike, even going up to 300 is not that big a jump for going to +2's, did he tell you your "tender" spring's rates? I'd like to ride those and see how they feel, Elka must use some serious valving in their shocks. $20 each is a DEAL, and those will not be an Eibach spring, I can't even buy our springs that cheap. Good luck and congrats. Let us know how it works out.

Sredish, they may be buying springs from us - not sure to tell you the truth. If the guys at Elka said you could get away with only a re-spring then you should be good to go. Verify the dimensions of the springs I would guess they are 1.88" ID, freelength (un-loaded length of the spring) and rate that you need, also see if they want you to change all the springs or just the "main" springs. Let me know

Piece of cake....Do you know your current rates? Did he suggest any new rates?

Just went and checked, I have one off a '97 and it measures 13.5 inches or 343mm center of eye to center of eye...

You lucky, lucky man.....

I thought the "Super Hawk" was a 996?

From which 2 points? Fully extended? Fully compressed?

I have never ran one, but the guy who builds my engines does not like them, says they return too slow. Good luck.

I could not agree more!!! Well put Led.

Just wanted to congratulate Walter on his banshee being featured in the Aug / Sept issue of Sand Addiction Magazine . Nice job! Your bike is definately worth the full color feature . Mine is scheduled to be shot next month. I'm guessing they shot it at Dumont during Roostfest. For those who have not seen or heard of Sand Addiction check out http://www.sandaddiction.com

I'll say it again.....

The green / red sticker fees are simply the registration / license fees for off highway vehicles, they do not grant acess to riding areas. The camping fees at Glamis are not directly related to the green / red sticker fees. Piont is, they are two different fees. Furthermore, if you do not like the way your fees money's are being utilized you should think about joining an organization like The American Sand Association http://www.asasand.com

You need to change your name to CPIBANSHEE then

What do you mean by this?

I'd go with the 8's