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Yeah, I don't miss the Zero experience at all. One dealer was excellent and knew his stuff, the rest varied from sort-of-OK to awful.

Thanks for that idea, Oded - I'll check it when I finally get off my butt and hook up MT. At this point, I honestly think it's the magnets degrading from use. When new, the bike had strong 'cogging' w/key off and was difficult to maneuver uphill into the garage sometimes, hot or cold. Now it...

Cool pic! Is that windblown ice? I really should've gotten an EXR, but I wanted that AER fork for some reason. I don't notice the power thing in map 4 either, just 1 and maybe 2 as well. I'm mainly using map 3 since the last Ohlins revalve, the rear suspension works so much better without...

Congrats! I went past 5K this morning, wouldn't have noticed except for your post. Btw... do you notice any change in motor power? I used to be able to lift the front wheel fairly easily in map 1, but not anymore.

Yeah, I was mostly kidding, just had to eliminate the conversion thing as a possibility. Seems strange to have a single 'Open or Short' device state, maybe it's that current-range problem some were having w/aftermarket lighting.

Wow, your MXR has lights, turn signals, and a horn! Mine have none of that. :) Maybe the EXR conversion's been installed, with issues?

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I think this is inevitable trickle-down from the OEM racing programs, but imo it's also a guarantee that gas-station pump air thru an old sandblasting hose won't be used. Filtered / dried compressed air would probably work fine for most temperate-zone non-racers, but tropical or desert riders...

OK, here's a transparent AER LH fork leg: Here's close-up of the negative air chamber, with the top-out spring & the stuff the torch melts :): Here's the entire fork in cross-section: ... and here's the best TCA-spring video I've seen yet - if you watch it all you'll know how to design one...

Thanks! I like that it's so easy to do. I've been using/loving air-spring-only forks since the 70's. I think I got lucky with my Goki Schrader unit - the epoxy and crossover tube/fittings never leaked at all. The forks got a little stiffer when it was hot out, but not much. Your post...

Yes and no :) ... initially you want to avoid the chamber-balancing pass-thru slot down near the bottom (which opens around full fork extension) so the new oil can distribute in the top positive chamber - that's why I mentioned compressing the forks slightly before putting the oil in (to push...

In the ongoing process of converting my AER to simple air pressure (SAP), I realized some of the mods can be done with the fork & caps in place, for very little work or $. Either or both bleeder screws can be replaced with air valves (plus a reducer for the RH valve if used), a small amount of...

If it were mine, I'd get out my meter and start reading voltages (p groups, and individual cells if possible), writing all readings down. Then you'll have a much better idea what's going on, and maybe what to do about it.

Not sure if anyone's reached out to prototyping shops, but this place in Holland appears to be able to generate CAD files from a 3D scanner so maybe all they'd need is a sample shroud / number plate / etc. to get started. I'm sure the cost will be sky-high for the first part & much less for...

Really? As an owner of 2 Altas, I don't feel that way at all, not even close. I'm guessing you've never owned one, and may have never ridden one?

If you have an Ohlins SD2.0 or 2.1, it looks to me like it might fit - I think it may work on the Alta too, maybe with minor mods, idk. Here it is mounted on a bike w/bar dampers:

Even without the charger manufacturer or model, it likely can be repaired by the right person. If it were mine and I couldn't fix it, I'd look around for someone who could.

Well, the steel piece popped off - this is the 2nd time I've had a problem with JB Weld sticking, both times with zinc-plated steel. It might've been a rock too, the top end of the kickstand gets the crap kicked out of it when retracted (see pix). Time for a real repair... Glad I saved my...

Ime it's much more effective to reduce front-end hammer in the 12" of F suspension travel than in the maybe 1/2"? of flex-bar motion. I used to have pain in my neck/shoulders/elbows/wrists, but after my last AER makeover (in Suspension section) all pain is gone, and I feel nearly zero impact...

I got an 18 x 2.50 wheel (should be great for paddle tire) from Warp 9 on 12/10/19, item nr. 99-41812-2, $290 shipped with the Black Friday discount. I got a 19 x 2.50 from them too.