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start. It is very easy to adjust.
The WP AER 48 air forks
weigh three pounds less than
the 4CS fork they replace.
That's a big number and worth
repeating.
With positive buzz sur-
rounding the AER 48 we
were anxious to get time on
the new Factory Edition and
the new air fork. We tested
the AER 48 for a day with
WP earlier in the year and
were pleasantly surprised by
the performance. Air forks in
general, from any brand, don't
have a huge following of fans,
so when rumors swirled that
KTM would be equipping the
SX-F motocross machines with
an air fork, doubts arouse as to
how they would work. Well, the
WP AER 48 air fork is without
a doubt the best production air
fork available. It is leaps and
bounds better than the 4CS
it replaces and is on par with
many standard non-air spring
forks.
The first few inches of travel
from the AER 48 are plush, way
better than any other air fork
and it feels much more like a
well set-up spring fork than any
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