I totally agree with GMP on this issue. I'm no suspension expert by ANY means but I read allot about it all the time and you get pretty good reading between the lines of peoples posts. My personal belief is the whole bladder thing is way over hyped and is not necessary to get that suspension nirvana (if that exists). Factory connection has made a killing on the bladders in KTM's and done a really good job of convincing people it's necessary. On the other hand the KTM suspension god at the moment Trail Tricks in CA who does not use the bladder system and just ask people about his stuff.
FWIW, Trail Tricks (Javier) is now also riding a Gas Gas 200 and is another option for your suspension work. He loves super gnarly rocky technical stuff and uses a quite different rear sag setup than the norm seen here. Just ask Hasslbri (on this site) how he likes his Trail Tricked suspended 125 and 300 bikes.
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