Rather than keep posting in another thread about the installation of the Race Tech emulators I figured I'd start a new thread for my review. Hopefully this will help some of the people debating buying these.
Installation: The install wasn't too bad, if you can change fork springs you should be able to install the emulators. The only additional steps are to drop out the damping rods, drill the compression holes out and reinstall the rods. I went with the BBR damping rods which I installed at the same time. Be careful with the allen head bolt on the bottom of the forks, I almost stripped one completely and did have to wait a few days for a new one to come in. There are also little copper washers that go under this bolt that you should probably replace when you take the rods out. After you reinstall the drilled rods you just drop the emulator in, put the fork spring on top and close up the forks like normal.
Setup: The best thing about the emulators is that they give you all kinds of adjustability for the stock forks. I'm 165# and I went with 15 wt oil, 3 turns of preload on the emulators, one stiff and one stock spring. I'm running a stock shock with stiff spring on the rear. The engine is still bone stock so I'm not out there jumping anything huge yet.
Impression: These forks are WAY better than stock now. I haven't ridden any other setups to compare but I'm going to be happy with these forks for quite a while. I was at the track yesterday and only bottomed once and that was when I cased jump. I may make them a little more plush by adjusting the preload on the emulators, but not by much and they are more than adequate to ride as they are now. For anyone considering these I definitely recommend them. With springs, extended damping rods and the emulators I spent less than I would have for E-6 forks, have better internals, and I guarantee better performance when my forks are properly adjusted. I'm sure these won't really compare to the aftermarket inverted kits but for ~1/5 of the price or less they are a really good deal. Pair this with a works shock (my next purchase) and you have a good, relatively cheap setup.
Installation: The install wasn't too bad, if you can change fork springs you should be able to install the emulators. The only additional steps are to drop out the damping rods, drill the compression holes out and reinstall the rods. I went with the BBR damping rods which I installed at the same time. Be careful with the allen head bolt on the bottom of the forks, I almost stripped one completely and did have to wait a few days for a new one to come in. There are also little copper washers that go under this bolt that you should probably replace when you take the rods out. After you reinstall the drilled rods you just drop the emulator in, put the fork spring on top and close up the forks like normal.
Setup: The best thing about the emulators is that they give you all kinds of adjustability for the stock forks. I'm 165# and I went with 15 wt oil, 3 turns of preload on the emulators, one stiff and one stock spring. I'm running a stock shock with stiff spring on the rear. The engine is still bone stock so I'm not out there jumping anything huge yet.
Impression: These forks are WAY better than stock now. I haven't ridden any other setups to compare but I'm going to be happy with these forks for quite a while. I was at the track yesterday and only bottomed once and that was when I cased jump. I may make them a little more plush by adjusting the preload on the emulators, but not by much and they are more than adequate to ride as they are now. For anyone considering these I definitely recommend them. With springs, extended damping rods and the emulators I spent less than I would have for E-6 forks, have better internals, and I guarantee better performance when my forks are properly adjusted. I'm sure these won't really compare to the aftermarket inverted kits but for ~1/5 of the price or less they are a really good deal. Pair this with a works shock (my next purchase) and you have a good, relatively cheap setup.
