Stiff??!!!

[blasterKILLER]

Ok so i go outside this morning, start up all my bikes and when i got to my blaster, the front shocks are super stiff! What could've caused this? What can i do? Any replies help.....
Thanks

 

[blasterfreek30]

the cold is what makes thwem stiff

 

[droberts]

The stiffer, the better cornering.

 

[blasterKILLER]

what can i do to fix it?
i like to jump......
its only like 60 degrees here.

 

[Blasterdude27]

Try spraying the shocks down with wd-40 or some other lube.

 

[mystahagy]

Try spraying the shocks down with wd-40 or some other lube.

If your shocks work better after spraying with wd-40, you've got some serious stiction problems dude. Stock shocks suck, but still the piston's movement through those seals should not be a source of resistance, rather the oil moving through shock valving.


Shock oil thins with heat and thickens with cold. For whatever reason, if you were to drink maple syrup through a straw it would be a lot easier warmed up, right? Similar idea. Just ride it mang.

 

[Braapbraap95]

Dude sixty degrees is nice.

 

[blasterKILLER]

haha yeah its pretty nice. 85 is good for me. But wd40 didnt work. Maybe ill try heating it up....
Thanks though

 

[Braapbraap95]

Maybe its just you? It doesn't really seem plausible that they stiffen up like that...

 

[blasterKILLER]

well they did. and i cant jump it HARD now. Back to the 3 inch hills.
lol

 

[Blasterb0y794]

stock shocks on a blaster, just straight up suck!

 

[mystahagy]

Replace the shocks if you don't like it, honestly. There's not a lot you can do. If you sit there with a hairdryer warming them up, they'll be back to ambient temperature in 5 minutes.

But really 60 isn't cold, and I'm in south Texas. I:I

Banshee shocks for a cheap alternative that might improve your situation.