Beetje uit de oude doos.
Dit stukje heb ik ooit geschreven voor //www.tlplanet.com toen ik een WP schokdemper had gemonteerd.
WP swap
3,55 kg / 7.83 lbs
First jack it up so the swingarm can hang free
Remove the front seat. Remove the fuel tank mounting
bolts and the fuel tank bracket bolds. Lift the tank and put some stuff under
it for support. I removed the TOS switch also and disconnected the Fuelpump
from the main wiring. You can now remove the rotary damper unit bracket.
Remove the rear brake fluid reservoir.
Remove the left foot guard
Remove the cushion rod bolt, and rotary damper unit mounting
bolts.
Unmount the rotary damper unit and get it out of there
with its cushion lever and rod.
Remove the spring unit upper bolt. And unmount the rear
brake unit because it's in the way for ummounting the bracket. It's just
3 bolts anyway. Then remove the cushion rod mounting bolt. Remove the cushion
lever mounting bolt.
Remove the sprint unit along with its cushion lever and
rod. Everything is now gone.
tonz of stuff.
Get the WP fitted, first mount the spring unit upper
bolt, then the cushion rod. This is where the problems started. The holes
for the cushion lever bolt didn't align.
Ok, one makes the holes align with a screwdriver from
the left side, and the other hammers the bolt in as soon as possible...done.
Put everything back together. The rear brake fluid hose
is barely not touching the spring unit (it's wider than the stock one) so
I mounted it a little to the right.
I just need to find a prettier solution for this container
.
Just Rode it
It feels very good now. 'Hey am I allready out of that corner ? ' .
With the stock setting I had to work harder to get it out of a turn, it felt like something still had to follow.
No it's just tight .. feels good.
I Recommend it.
About WP:
It was a dutch company and it still is, but since 1999 it's a 100% child-organisation from KTM (Austria).
The stock stuff : rotary damper unit 3,2 kg / 7.05 lbs
stock spring unit : 2,65 kg / 5.84 lbs
it all weighs 6.00 kg / 13.23 lbs (some nuts and bolt
added)