I?m ready to pull the trigger on a set of Ricor fork inserts. However, I have what I believe are two simple questions that I have been unable to get answered. So I turn to the wisdom of our forum knowledge-base for help. When I contacted Brian at Ricor, he told me to order SV-041-20-1001G1, which is for the early SV-650. While that may be the best choice, there are other models that fit 41 mm forks: 041-20-1001VMAX for the 85-92 V Max, 041-20-1001TRALP for the Trans Alp, and the 041-20-1001KLR for the post-08 KLR 650. Am I wrong that there must be some differences between these models, if so, any idea what these differences might be? I assume that an important variable would be weight. If so the SV is 198 pounds lighter, the Trans Alp is 141 lbs. lighter, the KLR is 130 lbs. lighter, and the V Max is only 18 lbs. heavier. Wouldn?t my bike be under-dampened with a fork designed for a much lighter bike? Wouldn?t the one designed for the V Max, which is almost the same weight as the NT, work better? Are there other variables?off road vs touring, suspensiontravel, etc.?that are more important than total weight? Secondly, I see that Ricor sells shim kits in at least two sizes. I believe that these shims control the secondary rebound circuit which ?is fully adjustable and can be custom-tuned without affecting the handling performance of the primary circuit in any way.? So my question is ?are there differences in the tuning of these different 41mm kits?? Do they contain different size shims, or a different number of shims? Again, I?m still waiting for an explanation. I?m not asking for proprietary information,and I?m not looking for professional road-race grade suspension, but I believe I?m entitled to information before I fork over my cash. In short, it isn?t that I don?t believe Brian, but I?d like to understand why the SV 650 kit is the best choice for me. As of now, I?m still waiting for that information. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks in advance. |