Subject: Valtek Mufflers-was Ambo Suspension
Author: Dennis Jones
Date: Apr 1, 2002, 4:11 AM
Post ID: 1709963786
Keith
Growls it does, K&N's, rejetted carbs, Valtek mufflers, sounds great and has nice pull too. |
Which Valteks did you put on the Ambo? I've been thinking about the Valteks
that Harpers sells that resemble the old Ramflo mufflers. Are those the
ones you have? The Valteks are repackable glass pack mufflers, correct?
I thought about trying an 80/90 weight gear oil, but at 1st heard it doesn;t make a difference in these loopframe forks as they are not valved, that the oil is just there for lube purposes. Most of the folks I heard from, including the restorers, said to use auto trans oil so I went with it. Think someone else said they tried 50 weight motor oil and it seemed to smooth things out. Confused. Guess I will just try the 80/90 wt gear oil and see what happens? |
Keith, we'll have to let the loopframe experts explain this. I believe what
you heard is correct, that there is no valving in the forks that would
suggest that different weight oil in the forks would make a difference.
Perhaps it is just the heavier viscosity of the oil as the fork tubes decend
and rebound that makes the difference.
Dennis Jones