Is Marzocchi going to be bought up ?

[memphis2857]

Originally Posted by barossi73

pretty sure yamaha bought kyb some years ago.wether one fork is better/worse is only opinion/heresay.
the key is that yamaha/kyb are very good at setting their bikes up so out of the box they get a good rap.
seems to me that others get good results out of zokes/sachs etc after some fettling.
in other words yamaha/kyb make a crucial first impression,then word of mouth spreads,generating good feedback,before you know it we all believe.
this doesnt nec mean its better,just better set up for a majority of riders from new
my gut tells me to avoid airforks until they have a proven track record.air is harder to contain under pressure than oil,and generates a lot of heat.air preload was used on suzuki pe models circa 1980 and needed close monitoring to keep the desired press and the press the same between forks

Yamaha does not own KYB. They may have some interest in the company but they do not own them. Remember KYB is a huge corporation that makes shocks for most auto manufacturers. Also if Yamaha owned them I'm sure we wouldn't see their forks on Hondas.

The deal with the air pressure rising during a ride is a phenomenon that 99.9% of us will never experience because we simply don't ride hard enough. I have never had the air pressure increase in my forks during a ride, not during a 3 hour GNCC and not during a 75 mile National Enduro. I purposely checked them as soon as the race was over and they hadn't moved!

People are scared of them because us silly humans don't like change! I don't see any real advantage to them but I also don't see any disadvantage. I was Leary at first and even looked into a swap but not that I have run them for a while, no worries.

Back on topic. How awesome would it be to see KYB or even Showa on the new gassers!?


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