trialtrial Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I have a 08 Beta 4T with a long range seat/tank - I use it exclusively for single track riding out in the woods (and the desert too). It is GREAT. However, its not street legal. So I am looking foreward to the arrival of the OSSA explorer in June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzralphy Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Max Damping on Rear Shock Nope..... you are adjusting the rebound damping. There is no compression damping adjustment. The shock will still blow through it's travel. You can help......Put a heavier rate spring may help a little, or thicker oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird2 Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Nope..... you are adjusting the rebound damping. There is no compression damping adjustment. The shock will still blow through it's travel. You can help......Put a heavier rate spring may help a little, or thicker oil Understand and agree. I have installed the heaviest spring I could find and it seems to be about right. What I was trying to say is that - by adjusting the rebound damping to max, it seems to be a good match for controlling the rebound of the stiffer spring without having to open the shock and change to thicker oil or other mods. The standard unadjustable compression damping seems OK with the additon of the stiffer spring and the benefits of the linkage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird2 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 FrankenBeta - This Thing is WONDERFUL!!! 09 Beta Evo 300 4t with EXTENSIVE mods (see below) to make it an ultimate OLD guy trail bike. The 300 4t is AMAZING and great for riding the really gnarly stuff AND should be good for me when I get too OLD and fat (I'm only 69 and 200 lbs. now) to ride my KTM in the dirt. Believe it or not, it is actually quite comfy to ride even sitting on the seat as long as you are not going really fast over rocks/logs, etc. Long Ride Kit (1.1 Gallon Aux Tank & Seat) Scotts Stabilizer BBR Seat at Normal Trail Ride Height 16" Rear Wheel (More Rake & Trail & Lower Pegs) Full Knobys 21" Front & 16" Rear 6" Rise Jitsie Handlebars Thicker Fork Oil in Right Fork ONLY for Increased Dampening Significantly Stiffer Front and Rear Spring Max Damping on Rear Shock Lowered Shifter Acerbis Rally Pro X Rally all plastic Handguards Tool Bag Under Seat Garmin eTrex GPS on Handelbar This FrankenBeta is terrific. I've now made the following ADDITIONAL mods and the bike is even better. Substituted Garmin Montana for the eTrex Added an EFM Auto Clutch This is a great improvement for me (because all my other bikes have auto-clutch and I was having trouble rememberiring to use the Beta clutch. ALSO the makes the gap between 3rd and 4th a non problem as, within reason, you can use 4th at very low speeds Added a Left Hand Rear Brake (which is in addition to the normal foot brake) This provides great flexibility and works well when riding sitting down (where it is hard to use the foot brake) Added SPIKED knobby tires for use in winter on ice, snow and wet roots and logs. Tried them out about 10 days ago and was AMAZED at the traction. I was never even able to use their full potential becasue I didn't have the confidence to reley on them. You can hit a slick log at 60 degrees and it just goes right over - no drama. Also icy trails are no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindie Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Be sure to fit some heated grips as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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