Ah right, that's another reason why I went for the 5SL forks, only 120mm travel instead of 140mm.
Re: The Ravenrider spring clipping. Technically there's no reduction in fork travel, the shorter spring and longer spacer are equivalent length to the standard spring / spacer setup. Except of course the extra oil in the legs makes it much harder to use up the last third of the travel unless you're a maniac on the roads. This extra airbrake effect & shorter (stronger) spring would probably be ideal for avoiding yoke / horn / radiator impact.
Perhaps I should re-fit my Ravenrider modded forks again to see what it feels like with the shortened springs.
Re: The Ravenrider spring clipping. Technically there's no reduction in fork travel, the shorter spring and longer spacer are equivalent length to the standard spring / spacer setup. Except of course the extra oil in the legs makes it much harder to use up the last third of the travel unless you're a maniac on the roads. This extra airbrake effect & shorter (stronger) spring would probably be ideal for avoiding yoke / horn / radiator impact.
Perhaps I should re-fit my Ravenrider modded forks again to see what it feels like with the shortened springs.