Front Suspension

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Yep! Marz forks are great! Good products, better ad campaigns!!!

What I love is the fact that the old geezer consciously or unconsciously can't help but extend his cupped hand... old devil. :P

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p.s. Google "Marzocchi girl" in IMAGES and you'll see they have the same ad ideas for the motorcross forks too. ;)

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Do you guys think my 95 cuda comp with work ok with a white brothers sc92 pro forx ?

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Do you know the travel on them already....Cuda's were set to run with a 63mm travel fork...I run 80mm on mine and it works ok but with less travel it would handle as the builders had plan. Mark wrote once that with longer travel forks riding with no hands the bike will be squirrely and mine is just a touch like that with no hands so I would not go anymore than 80...some forks you can change the travel which mine do and mybe one day I will drop it to the 63mm setting.
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I run a White Bros SC70 on my A2L and I love it! At one point I ran a Marz Ti fork with 82mm of travel and that was too much since it really seemed to mess with the steering. After years of messing with my set up, I know I've finally got it nailed.

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And a nice looking ride at that Neo....
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This is how I roll..
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93 A2R blue/white 14" Craigslist Austin, on the cheap
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With that set up you need to paint your helmet like the flag and crank up Steppenwolf on the mp3
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Ditto on the A2L, that is a boss looking front end!

White Bros...Made in the US?

I could google it but...meh...

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Yea Neo's forks look good and he has wrote about how well they work,I like the look of the older Zokes with the brake arch that looks like a M...elegant and bad ass at same time...I put Sid's on my bike because I am a weight weenie not because I think they look good or great forks..I know one sad unit I am.
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mixalive wrote:This is how I roll..


...speaking of how we roll... dee-licious!!!

:shock:

That is most extreme case of muffin top I've ever seen... :? do you know the muffin man, the muffin man...

DAMN!!! I hate myself but I had to do it! :lol:

Also, thanks for the kind words about my A2L, I really appreciate it as I value the opinions of my fellow Cudaheads!

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