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Old 12-10-2013, 08:53 PM
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Well I took delivery of all my parts. Last today
All ebay stuff 09 450f forks & triples 09 was good they had dual mounting positions for the handlebar clamps. The forks look mint, low use feel good.After I took delivery and saw how nice the forks were I contacted seller and arranged to buy his caliper and axles .I found a mint rim, rotor and almost new tire from another seller
So the whole thing came in at a hair under $500
I'm debating putting on for a little winter riding or sending them out beforehand
I'd kind of like to see how they feel first but riding conditions here are turning crappy fast-couple inches snow today.
Anybody happy out of the box with theirs ?
Any suggestions I'm #230-250lbs mostly slow b rider. I'm pretty sure these came with .47 springs
I've scouted the other posts but if anyone has any new insight
Any tips about these forks appreciated
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Old 12-10-2013, 09:19 PM
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I have the 125 forks. I weigh about 200lbs suited up.
I don't have any desire to change the valving or springs, as they work very well as is.
I did change the fork fluid to the SmartPerfomance fluid to smooth out the fork action.

I used the OEM GasGas handle bar mounts, the Yamaha ones were too high for me.
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Old 12-10-2013, 09:33 PM
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After i read your sss post i researched that smart fluid. Did you ride the bike before & after ? what was the difference. I've read he's(smart performance) also supposed to be a good tuner Have you used him or his fluid before?
Has anyone else on here used either or?
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Old 12-11-2013, 01:28 AM
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All ebay stuff 09 450f forks & triples 09 was good they had dual mounting positions for the handlebar clamps.
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I'm debating putting on for a little winter riding or sending them out beforehand
I'd kind of like to see how they feel first but riding conditions here are turning crappy fast-couple inches snow today.
Anybody happy out of the box with theirs ?
Any suggestions I'm #230-250lbs mostly slow b rider. I'm pretty sure these came with .47 springs
I've scouted the other posts but if anyone has any new insight
Any tips about these forks appreciated
Thanks Stoby
I ran mine (off an unused 08 250F) one race with the OEM settings, just to try it out. I'm slow, old and pretty heavy (~90kg naked), and these forks were way to stiff (too much compression damping) for my speed and abilities. I kept the stock springs (0.449 if memory serves me right), but did a RaceTech Gold Valve revalve and am very happy with them now. I use Ohlins 5W oil at the OEM level (330cc).

I would presume you are faster than me, but I also presume that the 450 setup is stiffer than the 250 setup. I guess you'll be better off with a revalved fork, but you have nothing to loose in trying them as they are before you send them off. That way you get a feeling on how close they are to what you need.
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Old 12-11-2013, 08:27 AM
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Stoby, great deal on the parts! Mine are 08 250f forks with .46 springs. These came from e-bay supposedly set up for woods with a 180lb rider from FTI. They were stiffer than any MX fork I'd ever felt, bad!. I took them to my local Pro Action shop to have him do them up with the woods setup valve bodies. I run mine clicked way soft and still don't use 100% of the fork travel very often. They resist bottoming very well. I'm a fairly fast woods recreational rider and don't think I would of liked them in stock form. My 2 cents. I weigh 190lbs.
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Another handy tuning tool is the pressure spring. I mounted a set of WR450 forks on my 250 and was extremely happy after dropping the pressure spring rate and ditching the 0.47 mainsprings for 0.42s.

The SmartPerformance valving is very good - have not used his fluids.
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I put a set of '07 YZ450 forks on my '06 EC300. Stock valving and springs as far as I can tell. I cleaned them out, put in new oil and new fork seals.

Since I weigh 200 lb and carry a lot of water and tools on my bike (added 15 lbs) I like the stock springs.

The forks are the most stable, compliant forks I have ridden. They absorb whoops and huge trail chop without any complaints or front end deflection. They rock!
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Another handy tuning tool is the pressure spring. I mounted a set of WR450 forks on my 250 and was extremely happy after dropping the pressure spring rate and ditching the 0.47 mainsprings for 0.42s.
Yep. Forgot to write in my post that I also replaced the pressure springs for softer ones. Selected the spring rate as described on the Racetech site.
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