New Fork - Tora 302

I have not been riding for quite some time since the KDCF(Kota Damansara Community Forest) ride. Once a while, I would ride my bike around housing area to test if the bike parts are getting loose.




Recently, I could hear soft clunking sound from the front part of the bike (after the KDCF ride) during evening ride and that really annoyed me! My first guess was the remote lock-out cable that was attached from my handlebar to the fork. I experimented further with the lock-out cable but the result was still negative.

That night, I decided to find out more about the fork sound through forums in the internet. Few sites have quoted about XCR's usual problem after prolonged usage.

The question now is... where can I service this good fork? I can do it myself with he Suntour tuning videos but how about the replacement parts such as seals and sliders?

After going round and round asking about fork servicing, I think it is not worth to gamble for servicing @ unauthorized bike shops. Since RockShox's forks can be serviced by GinHuat(authorized distributor for SRAM's products), I went to hunt one and I got it - a Tora 302 Coil 80mm from northern fella through BBS.



I got my usual pro bike mechanic, Fadhli from RodaLink to replace the fork for me. I could feel that the bike feels more solid now than the previous fork. The reason is simply because the Tora weighs more than my lovely XCR with alloy steerer. Due to this, I felt the handlebar rattles much lesser with Tora - good for trail riding huh due to its solidness?



I am currently happy with both forks and I would still look around for shops that can service XCR forks with genuine Suntour's parts. Now I can ride XC and Trail with Tora!