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making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« on: December 19, 2005, 14:38:10 PM »
is there a way to do it because I would like to make it more 4x friendly
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2005, 14:43:27 PM »
Hahaha, jesus are you a hypocrite or what? look at your sig! as you say just pedal harder.
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2005, 14:50:22 PM »
lol oh yeah didnt think about that, I guess I should take that down then eh
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2005, 15:00:59 PM »
i dont think you can. if you think they are that heavy then change the forks for someting like pikes, pyslo etc.
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2005, 15:06:12 PM »
If you want psylos i know someone whos selling some cheap possibly, need a service though.
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2005, 15:42:15 PM »
sell them, get lighter forks.... Roll Eyes

did'nt think that one thro, did you!!

nice forks tho...
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2005, 22:33:18 PM »
If their air, fill them with helium. Roll Eyes
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2005, 10:43:57 AM »
easy way to shave some pounds off, is to remove a spring, maybe both and run an air fork!
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2005, 21:07:21 PM »
i was reccomended lighter fluid although havent tryed it i dont trust my knowledge if you do want new forks and like dj3's try the 03's there soooooooo good!
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2005, 21:10:03 PM »
do some cross training, try doin waits on ur arms and upper body you will be surprised how much differance this will make, it will feel as if they are lighter
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2005, 21:24:45 PM »
its the steerer mainly, and the body of the fork that weigh most. Lighter oil etc wont make a bit of difference. Speed up the rebound and the forks may want to come off the ground easier. If it were me i would be looking into a lighter fork (i did a while ago - got Z150)
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2005, 21:36:27 PM »
The answer is Fox vanilla forks!
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2005, 00:46:20 AM »
take off any spacers you are using and cut the steerer, take a spring out of 1 leg, use a lighter front wheel and tyre
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Re: making 05 dirt jumper 3's lighter?
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2005, 08:22:05 AM »
they only way to do it is to get a lighter upper and lower set up, maybe some off some z1s.

The lowers are light as on them as they are Magnesium, but the uppers are all steel ararn't from the crown.

mate your best bet is too sell up and get some Pikes or Z1s
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