How do i make my forks plush?

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How do i make my forks plush?
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flag anthonysjb
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:02 Quote
Hi,
laugh all you want but my rst launches have gone SUPER hard. how can i make them again?
thanks
flag p2fever
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:05 Quote
changing the oil can help
flag lew-77
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:05 Quote
antster94 wrote:
Hi,
laugh all you want but my rst launches have gone SUPER hard. how can i make them again?
thanks
this has happened on my darts just today and i wanta to know the same thing
flag JokerMachine
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:08 Quote
p2fever wrote:
changing the oil can help

Oil? In an RST Launch? You make me laugh.

As for the original poster, did you go riding in the cold? The Launches have elastomer in them, which gets hard in cold temperatures, causing them to get stiff and not have any travel at all, if it gets cold enough. You can either ride them indoors where it's warm, or... not ride them.
flag JokerMachine
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:09 Quote
BL4ZINL3W wrote:
antster94 wrote:
Hi,
laugh all you want but my rst launches have gone SUPER hard. how can i make them again?
thanks
this has happened on my darts just today and i wanta to know the same thing

Your Darts probably have elastomer as well, they're a budget fork. Same thing, if you ride in the cold, they will freeze up and not work very well, or at all.
flag lew-77
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:10 Quote
JokerMachine wrote:
BL4ZINL3W wrote:
antster94 wrote:
Hi,
laugh all you want but my rst launches have gone SUPER hard. how can i make them again?
thanks
this has happened on my darts just today and i wanta to know the same thing

Your Darts probably have elastomer as well, they're a budget fork. Same thing, if you ride in the cold, they will freeze up and not work very well, or at all.
damn what shoould i do then
flag JokerMachine
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:12 Quote
BL4ZINL3W wrote:
damn what shoould i do then

F*cking bring them inside and they will thaw out. They won't work for shit in the cold, but it doesn't damage them permanently.
flag lew-77
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:13 Quote
JokerMachine wrote:
BL4ZINL3W wrote:
damn what shoould i do then

F*cking bring them inside and they will thaw out. They won't work for shit in the cold, but it doesn't damage them permanently.
ite thanks.
flag alistair14
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:16 Quote
This happens to my Launch's, just go riding and bounce them around, always working for me then there nice and soft Smile

Ali
flag anthonysjb
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:25 Quote
JokerMachine wrote:
BL4ZINL3W wrote:
damn what shoould i do then

F*cking bring them inside and they will thaw out. They won't work for shit in the cold, but it doesn't damage them permanently.

so if i just bring my bike inside for the night it will be better tomorrow?
flag lew-77
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:27 Quote
antster94 wrote:
JokerMachine wrote:
BL4ZINL3W wrote:
damn what shoould i do then

F*cking bring them inside and they will thaw out. They won't work for shit in the cold, but it doesn't damage them permanently.

so if i just lbring my bike inside for the night it will be better tomorrow?
thats what im doing Razz put it by the radiator lol, it was freezing outside today where i am, how was it for you?
flag Csight
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:29 Quote
I know what you are talking about.
I had the same fork and same problem.
What i did was put some grease on the seals.
It helped, but still, this fork barely works when cold outside.
flag anthonysjb
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:30 Quote
im going out tomorrow biking so il put it inside the day after. thanks for the help guys
flag lew-77
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:31 Quote
antster94 wrote:
im going out tomorrow biking so il put it inside the day after. thanks for the help guys
wtf why not put it in tonight?
flag JokerMachine
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 at 9:31 Quote
antster94 wrote:
so if i just bring my bike inside for the night it will be better tomorrow?

If you go out and ride again tomorrow, and it's freezing, it will be just as bad.
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