how can you tell if your fork is flexing...

[250cc Rida]

I am just wondering how you can tell if your flexes? I have a 2003 Mars dj 3 and i am pretty sure it flexes but how can you tell...:rolleyes:

[inshane]

Stand infront of your bike and put the front wheel between your legs. Twist the handle bars back and forth and watch the fork flex like a mofo.

[Mr. Charles]

ride it.

actually, if you pull some rigid-armed stiff-backed seated tight turns in some bumpy grass, and you can feel it.

[lowetyler]

If you ride a Shiver SC (Like me).....you can just tell....lol

[RollinOn26s]

uh.. you can feel it?

[superman_4]

you can tell it flexes when it doesnt snap. if wa fork were 100% rigid and had no give it would snap the first time you cased a jump!!

[Millstone]

Originally posted by "inshane"
Stand infront of your bike and put the front wheel between your legs. Twist the handle bars back and forth and watch the fork flex like a mofo.

Of course this isn't quite what the fork experiences in the REAL WORLD.

[Fast&Smooth]

You can see it flex back and forth too by just holding the front brake and rocking. On my z1 u can see the arch go forward pretty far.

[dhrider]

on my 2001 supers it feel like the lowers are clankin around back and forth when im cruising in bumps, its pretty scary since i keep thinkin its gonna bust off a drop:eek:

[RAcErX336]

thats kreeped out

[inshane]

Originally posted by phlegm
Of course this isn't quite what the fork experiences in the REAL WORLD.
:)

[Leifless]

cornering hard over studder bumps is when i feel the flex the most.

[OCRONPORD]

just watch your fork while you ride and you'll see it move alot

[Monster Mike]

If the stanctions snap you "flexed" it too much.