Content Index
Below is a full list of published and potential future articles.
| Article # | Status | Category | Type | Order # | Tech Article/ Video Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Published | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | A method for removing stubborn screws with an air hammer |
| 5 | Published | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 2 | Damping Force Part 1: How does suspension create damping force? |
| 4 | Published | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 1 | Introduction: Introduction and homepage for the Suspension Basics series. |
| 3 | Published | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | How does a non-reservoir snowmobile shock damping change over time? |
| 2 | Published | Snowmobile | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to change the oil on a skidoo shock |
| 1 | Published | Garage | Product Review | n/a | Needle scaler product review |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | A method for removing shock top caps that have a hole in the cap |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | How does a reservoir snowmobile shock damping change over time? |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | A helpful method for removing frozen nuts with a grinder |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 3 | Damping Force Part 2: Why is there nitrogen or air inside suspension? |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Product Review | n/a | Reservoir vs non-reservoir snowmobile shock purchase decision guide |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | Tips for connecting test wires to small wiring connectors |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Do It Yourself | n/a | Tip for keeping the nylon spacer on the bolt on aftermarket radiator braces. |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Conceptual Info | n/a | Why do non-reservoir shocks get water inside them? |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | Fork seal resistance (SKF vs OEM KYB) |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | Fork seal resistance |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Conceptual Info | n/a | How to assess suspension performance on a Dirt Bike |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Conceptual Info | n/a | Bib Mousse vs Tubliss vs tubes (dirt bike) |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Conceptual Info | n/a | WP linkage vs pds work capability |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to build a fast dump pit stop fuel can |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to properly bleed a WP shock manually |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to adjust the power valve spring on KTM 2 stroke engines |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to properly bleed a WP shock with a vacuum bleeder |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Do It Yourself | n/a | Bib Mousse install and maintenance |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to rebuild a dirt bike shock |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to rebuild a dirt bike fork (showa SFF) |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to rebuild a dirt bike fork (4CS) |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to rebuild a dirt bike fork (AER) |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to rebuild a dirt bike fork (Cone Valve) |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Product Review | n/a | Rekluse clutch product review |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | Damping curves for different clicker settings (KYB shock) |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | Damping curves for different clicker settings (WP 16+ linkage shock) |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | Damping curves for different clicker settings (WP closed cartridge fork) |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | Balancing dirt bike wheel/ tire assemblies |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | Dirt bike tire rubber hardness info |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | Performance differences for shock with IFP versus bladder |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | WP linkage vs pds leverage ratio information |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | KYB fork spring force curves based on oil volume |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | WP open bath fork spring force curves based on oil volume |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | WP Xplor fork spring force curves based on oil volume |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | WP AER fork spring curves based on oil volume and air pressure |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | What effect does different viscosity oil have on force curves for a dirt bike fork? |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | What effect does different viscosity oil have on force curves for a dirt bike shock? |
| TBD | Planned | Dirt Bike | Test Result | n/a | WP closed cartridge fork spring force curves based on oil volume |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Conceptual Info | n/a | Proper tire rotation (including info on feathering) |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Conceptual Info | n/a | Methods of locking threads |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Conceptual Info | n/a | Types of cutting methods on a milling machine |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Conceptual Info | n/a | Drill press vs milling machine for home machining |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Conceptual Info | n/a | Types of cutting methods on a lathe |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Conceptual Info | n/a | Hand wheel vs digital readout on milling machines and lathes |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Conceptual Info | n/a | Measurement methods and their relative accuracy |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Conceptual Info | n/a | Thermal growth of different materials |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Conceptual Info | n/a | Machining an interference fit between parts |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Conceptual Info | n/a | High cycle (fatigue) failure vs low cycle (yield) failure |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | Methods of repairing threads |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to set up digital readouts on a lathe or milling machine |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | Rust Removal methods |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to set the pre-load on dirt bike headset bearings |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to pack linkage bearings with grease on a dirt bike |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to set up a trailer to transport the maximum # of dirt bikes |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | Making a pin spanner for KYB headset bearings |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to pack headset bearings with grease on a dirt bike |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to make a tool to hold a WP open bath fork cartridge during assembly |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to make a tool to hold a 4CS cartridge during assembly |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to make a tool that allows use of a torque wrench on any wrench |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to make tools that are round and have an inside flat |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to rustproof the inside of trailer or vehicle frame members |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Do It Yourself | n/a | How to calculate torque value if your torque wrench pivot point is offset |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Product Review | n/a | Overview of Loctite thread lockers |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Product Review | n/a | Best sealant to repair seams on a trailer roof |
| TBD | Planned | Garage | Test Result | n/a | Relative accuracy of different torque methods |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Conceptual Info | n/a | Snowmobile suspension valving concepts |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Conceptual Info | n/a | Dirt bike suspension valving concepts |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Conceptual Info | n/a | How to assess suspension performance on a snowmobile |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Conceptual Info | n/a | How to adjust snowmobile clutch for best performance |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | What effect does different viscosity oil have on force curves for a snowmobile shock? |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | Non-reservoir vs reservoir shock temperature differences (ride testing) |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | Rmotion vs sc5 leverage ratio information |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | Rmotion vs sc5 spring rate info |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | SC5 spring rate comparisons |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | Rmotion spring rate comparisons |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | Rmotion vs SC5 work capability |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | Hygear spring spacer vs stock spring spacers |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | Stock Skidoo damping curves |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | Damping curves for different clicker settings (skidoo shocks) |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | Snowmobile steering effort |
| TBD | Planned | Snowmobile | Test Result | n/a | Top speed characteristics of studded vs not studded snowmobile |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Conceptual Info | n/a | What is a dyno and why is it important for suspension development? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Conceptual Info | n/a | Designing shim stacks to make sure the shims don't have excessive stress |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Fork Basics | 1 | Damping Forces: What does the base valve do on typical forks? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Fork Basics | 2 | Damping Forces: What does the mid valve do on typical forks? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Fork Basics | 3 | Damping Forces: What does the mid-valve on WP 4CS forks do? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Fork Basics | 4 | Damping Forces: What does a cone valve on a WP cone valve fork do? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Fork Basics | 5 | Damping Forces: How do the typical clickers on forks change damping force? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Fork Basics | 6 | Damping Forces: What does the Compression adjuster on Xplor forks do? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Fork Basics | 7 | Bottoming Control: How do Xplor forks accomplish position sensitive damping force? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Fork Basics | 8 | Bottoming Control: How closed chamber forks accomplish position sensitive damping? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Fork Basics | 9 | Bottoming Control: How do open bath forks accomplish position sensitive damping? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Fork Basics | 10 | Spring Forces: What affect does internal oil volume have on fork spring rate? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Fork Basics | 11 | Spring Forces: What types of dirt bike air springs exist? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Fork Basics | 12 | Spring Forces: Why do some air sprung forks have an external reservoir? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Shock Basics | n/a | Leverage Ratio Part 3: How does a PDS shock accomplish position sensitive damping? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Dirt Bike Shock Basics | n/a | Leverage Ratio Part 4: How does an Xplor shock accomplish position sensitive damping? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 4 | Damping Force Part 3: How is oil flow regulated in suspension? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 5 | Damping Force Part 4: Why do some shocks have an external oil reservoir? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 6 | Damping Force Part 5: Why do some shocks use a floating piston or a bladder? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 7 | Damping Force Part 6: How do the clickers change suspension forces? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 8 | Spring Forces Part 1: What is spring rate? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 9 | Spring Forces Part 2: What is the difference between linear and progressive springs? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 10 | Spring Forces Part 3: Why does internal oil volume have an effect on spring force? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 11 | Spring Forces Part 4: What is a dual rate spring setup? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 12 | Spring Forces Part 5: How does an air spring function? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 13 | Spring Forces Part 6: Why do some air sprung forks have an external air reservoir? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 14 | Leverage Ratio Part 1: What is leverage ratio? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 15 | Leverage Ratio Part 2: Digressive vs Linear vs Progressive leverage ratios. |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 16 | Leverage Ratio Part 3: Non-linkage leverage ratio information. |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 17 | Leverage Ratio Part 4: Linkage leverage ratio information. |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 18 | Leverage Ratio Part 5: "Leverage Ratio" from position sensitive damping. |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 19 | Leverage Ratio Part 6: Examples of position sensitive fork and shock designs. |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 20 | Conclusion Part 1: What is "Work" and how does it relate to suspension? |
| TBD | Planned | Suspension | Series: Suspension Basics | 21 | Conclusion Part 2: Introduction to Springs, Dampers, and Leverage Ratios |
| TBD | Planned | Trips | Trips | n/a | Overview of my Dewitt to Buffalo snowmobile trip |
| TBD | Planned | Trips | Trips | n/a | Overview of my snowmobile backpacking trip to Quebec Canada |
| TBD | Planned | Trips | Trips | n/a | Overview of a snowmobiling trip to Ontario Canada |
| TBD | Planned | Trips | Trips | n/a | Overview of trip when I joined Bent Badly Racing to go to Arizona and Utah |