Ricor shock swingarm travel
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Ricor shock swingarm travel
Having trouble finding this info. .
What's the total travel of the Ricor 13" shocks for the 25-33% sag adjustment?
The current difference between bike on the lift, shocks extended and bike on the ground with me on it is 1.25".
Thanks,
Matt
What's the total travel of the Ricor 13" shocks for the 25-33% sag adjustment?
The current difference between bike on the lift, shocks extended and bike on the ground with me on it is 1.25".
Thanks,
Matt
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I am not sure what you are looking for when you use the term "total travel", so I will give you what I know, bearing in mind that you can measure shock travel, or you can measure swing arm travel. For any given shock travel distance, the swing arm travel measured vertically from axle to fender is a greater value.
For my 12.5" ricor, the exposed shaft is 2.5", of which 0.5" is taken up by a rubber bumper, leaving 2" actual shock travel distance. This jives with the collapsed shock distance of 10.5" as listed on Ricor's website. On a 13" shock, you'll have 2.5" total travel.
When you set up sag, Brian at Ricor will tell you to measure at the axle, not at the shock. I weigh 170, he had me start with 1.25" sag (measured axle to fender) which turned out to be about right, I ended up with 1 5/16". Although the bike sits higher when resting on the kickstand, once I am sitting on it I am actually right at the height where I was with the stock 12" shock. Hope this helps you somewhat.
For my 12.5" ricor, the exposed shaft is 2.5", of which 0.5" is taken up by a rubber bumper, leaving 2" actual shock travel distance. This jives with the collapsed shock distance of 10.5" as listed on Ricor's website. On a 13" shock, you'll have 2.5" total travel.
When you set up sag, Brian at Ricor will tell you to measure at the axle, not at the shock. I weigh 170, he had me start with 1.25" sag (measured axle to fender) which turned out to be about right, I ended up with 1 5/16". Although the bike sits higher when resting on the kickstand, once I am sitting on it I am actually right at the height where I was with the stock 12" shock. Hope this helps you somewhat.
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