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giveaway that you'll be logging some serious
airtime. The landings certainly stress-tested
the fork and shock. The amount of force on
the front end pushed the 49mm Showa tubes
to their maximum capacity and used up every
inch of its 12.2 inches of travel. However,
both the fork and shock performed well.
The Honda techs suggested that we drop
the forks in the clamps and increase com
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pression by two clicks to gain some stability
of throttle unsettled the rear suspension. The
entire rear end of the bike worked well, with
the plastics keeping the rider locked in and
centered while the rear shock did its job.
Overall, the updates to the front and rear
suspension, as well as the new frame, have
resulted in a more comfortable ride from turn
to turn. In between, the jumps on the Ironman
circuit put the suspension to work. When an
obstacle is nicknamed "Godzilla," it's a dead
