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[Closed] Cant get RTC3 to reach 160mm!

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I have a 160mm travel RTC3 Pike and today I was looking at the front shocks next to a 160 yari that I have and I could noticeably see the pikes had less travel. Measuring them, its at 140mm, whereas the Yari is dead on 160. I can only get the pike to get anywhere close to 160 if I put in 100psi, which is way to hard for me - I need around 65ish. At 65psi it sits at 140mm. Is this common or is there something I can do to get the full travel back??

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Posted : 15/04/2018 7:15 pm
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They don’t always give full travel - at 65psi you’ll probably have a bit of static sag - bascially the weight of the bike will be letting them sit down a bit, but it’s not unusual for air to get on the wrong side of the spring and cause a bit of that. I don’t think you need a full service to fix it, but it’s a bit more than a lower service.


 
Posted : 15/04/2018 7:24 pm
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Sounds like they're sucking down or the transfer port is blocked.

Try doing a lowers service.


 
Posted : 15/04/2018 7:27 pm
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Sounds like they’re sucking down or the transfer port is blocked

I didn't realise this was related to the transfer port. Did a google on this. Fixed the issue in 5 mins. Pump up hard. cycle it a few times. Prob sorted! Thanks for mentioning the port 🙂

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Posted : 15/04/2018 7:48 pm

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