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Originally Posted by gasgasman
So, I have a couple months of rides with the KYB conversion.
About 2 rides ago I installed some billet free pistons in the forks. Saw a lot of broken OEM free pistons on several forums.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1tu98GQD3Y
Flushed the fluid and bled the cartridges. I put 350cc of 5W fluid in the outer forks. That was too much. The initial fork travel was very plush, but harsh on the mid stroke. There were a lot of sharp spikes to my wrists.
I called up SMART Performance and ordered their SPI 3 special fork fluid.
http://smartperformanceinc.com/215VM2K5.html
I added 300cc of the SPI 3 fluid to outer fork per their recommendation.
The forks are very plush now. Even with the stock YZ125 fork valving/spring, the forks work really well.
I don't think I have ever had this much confidence to go fast on the bike as I do now. We have a loop that we ride on, my average speed on the loop has been a steady 19mph. Today I hit 21.9mph. 
Helmet cam to come.  |
i had smart performance do the forks and shocks on that wr i had.. huge improvement ..