Burley's Suspension "Meisterwerk"

mreuter

I like to share my new upgrade from Burley Motorsports.

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0cean · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:20 am Post subject:

Ummmm... WOW Shocked

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furrylittleotter · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:31 am Post subject:

Man those are sexy! So happy to have a good guy like Burley to give my money to for parts like that! Only wish I had more to give. What bushings are ya going to go with?

I went with his urethanes and, to be honest they are a bit firm. Rubber replacements, being the shite that they are, may be a poor option as well. Thoughts?

Neil2

Farfrumwork · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:56 am Post subject:

^^Nice Gwar avatar

Those are sexy pieces mreuter!! what's going to make up the rest of the suspension?
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mreuter · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:03 am Post subject:

furrylittleotter · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:04 am Post subject:

Thanks the avatar is in memory of Dave "oderous urungus" Brockie. I grew up in VA and they were a big part of the scene in Richmond and VA Beach. Cool guy. Never sold out.

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mmm swingarms.... Shocked

insyncro · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:29 am Post subject:

How sweet it is Exclamation

Your setup is even Burley'er than mine.
I can see a few stops that have been beefed up on the perch, awesome.
I have many miles on the same minus the pinch weld removal and reinforcement.
Adjustability is key for a superior ride.

Curious to know what shocks you are using.

Love the RED btw Wink

Beautiful work Burl.
So glad to see more progression.
Keep up the good work.

furrylittleotter · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:39 am Post subject:

Yes they are "only" pivot points but the original rubber pivot point bushing seemed to take more of the shock out of the connection than the urethane ones do.

The adjusters may have a small effect on road harshness, but I doubt it. I believe they are more for ride height adjustment.

What I love about the springs he provided is they aren't progressive, and u like that because, as far as I know, progressive shocks do not exist.

Companies like to sell progressive springs because they maintain ride height without sacrificing quality(at least thats the story) but I have a really hard time believing you can get the best ride when your spring rate varies with every bump while you shock rate does not!

With the setup you have, the spring rate will remain consistent while allowing you to select your desired shock rate.

Of course Burley knows this from his extensive experience building and piloting his own off road machines, whereas a desk jockey can barely tell a coil spring from a doughnut.

MarkWard · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:41 am Post subject:

Do you have to return cores? Are they lengthened?
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mreuter · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:47 am Post subject:

LeftCoastKiteboarding · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:49 am Post subject:

Jaysus...that's nice. I want!!

LeftCoastKiteboarding · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:51 am Post subject:

LOVE that the perch is adjustable. It's about time someone figured this out!

insyncro · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:38 pm Post subject:

Syncroincity · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:01 pm Post subject:

syncrodoka · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:08 pm Post subject:

furrylittleotter · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:11 pm Post subject:

Yes, mine are black. I had considered trying the powerflexes, but I am not sure the difference would be worth $140 plus alignment and effort. Going back to rubber would probably be a more dramatic change. I am just hesitant because every single rubber part I have replaced in the time of my ownership is failing again already. Sad

I should say; I need tyres, mine are old and hard, so I am not making any changes until I get new softer ones and see if that helps.

I only mentioned the bushings in this post to see what the op had decided to use. There are a few options, which is GREAT, but unfortunately good quality new rubber bushings are not one of them, to my knowledge.

Neil2

Mine are burley. Not sure they are my problem, just curious.

Syncroincity · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:33 pm Post subject:

Zeitgeist 13 · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:35 pm Post subject:

Any chance those swing perches would be available stand alone, and for 2WD? Seems like a great way to expand the pool of potential spring options. The ones in the pic appear to be very similar to MB units
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syncrodoka · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:37 pm Post subject:


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