239banshee Posted March 22, 2004 Report Posted March 22, 2004 do u have to cut the stator cover to get the cover to work with the amp link Quote
mrmatt Posted March 22, 2004 Report Posted March 22, 2004 while we are ont he subject.......hwo many links did u add to you chains to get it long enough to go aroudn the link I didn't need to add any. do u have to cut the stator cover to get the cover to work with the amp link Yes, but just a little. I can post a picture it you want. Quote
boonman Posted March 22, 2004 Report Posted March 22, 2004 I love my amp link. Works goos in trails, MX, TT, XC, anything dirt related. In sand, you don't need it. It whines a little, but it don't bother me.... Here's a pic.... Quote
nater006 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Posted March 22, 2004 Hmmmm... might give one of those a shot if it comes along for the right price. Your pic didnt show up, boonman.. at least not for my stupid Windoze machine.. Quote
mrmatt Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 Boonman, I still don't know what the deal is with Imagestation. I could see your pic at work, but now I can't. Hopefully this will show up. Quote
mrmatt Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 That's one dirty ass banshee. Nah, that is clean compared to how it usually comes home. Quote
oldturtle Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 Here is a different opinion for what its worth. The Amp Link is considered obsolete technology by most chassis and suspension builders and tuners. ATK motorcycles first come out with this in the mid 80's because a guy named Horst Leightner (spell?) invented the amp link and he was designer of ATK's. They also had a goofy countershaft mounted rear disc brake. Neither system worked as well as planned and where soon deleted. At this time rear shock absorber design was not up to current standards. The Amp Link causes the upper and lower chain run to be parallel with the swingarm. Chain tension forces are transfered directly up the swingarm into the frame. If chain is not parallel with swingarm then a small component of chain tension forces finds its way into the rear suspension effecting how the rear suspension reacts under acceleration. Rear shocks with adjustable rebound and compression damping can be tuned to handle these forces under acceleration. The rear shock settings just need to be adjusted differently with or without the Amp Link system. I believe it was the big technology gain in rear shock absorbers that made the amp link obsolete. I have never ridden motorcycle or quad with the Amp Link so have no direct evidence. However since all factories are not using and most chassis/suspension tuners are not using there must be a reason. I believe the reason is the claimed performance gains are not there. Quote
boonman Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 You are completely correct. I ride my bike with a stock rear shock. Perhaps with better absorbers, I wouldn't need my Amp link. I have ridden bikes with and without it, and i can say my bike rides ALOT smoother, and hooks up incredible through anything..... Thats why it is still on it..... Quote
banshee0044 Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 mrmatt i really like that signiture u got there or quote or whatever it is...never heard it but its pretty damn good Quote
oldturtle Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 I just came across another site with personal experience using amp link. http://kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu/~john/core.html Check it out on questions and answers. Quote
lonestar Posted September 23, 2004 Report Posted September 23, 2004 If you take the time to shim or grind or cut on a lathe the spacers to make the rollers line up perfectly. Its a good product. I had to take off each spacer take off between .075 to .100 to make them line up. You get them line up, Its more slicker then cat shit on linoleum. Trust me Quote
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