What fork springs are you guys using for your specific weight?

[95jersey]

Title says it all. Curious as to what you guys are running.

[nknudsen]

I'm 185lbs naked and currently use .44 & 5.4 springs. I would like to try a 5.2 some time?

[95jersey]

Originally Posted by nknudsen

I'm 185lbs naked and currently use .44 & 5.4 springs. I would like to try a 5.2 some time?

I am 190 naked. I just upgraded to .46F and 5.4S

I had a 5.2 rear and had to over tighten the pre-load to get the right sag.

[mtnmanseth]

180 lbs nekkid / ~205 ride ready, B rider

.46 up front, 5.6 rear

[Ignas]

I weight 87kg and use .42 forks and 5.2 shock.
Would like to try .4 in forks as its too stiff right now with wp cc forks. Rear with 5.4 is too harsh for me

[95jersey]

Originally Posted by Ignas

I weight 87kg and use .42 forks and 5.2 shock.
Would like to try .4 in forks as its too stiff right now with wp cc forks. Rear with 5.4 is too harsh for me

You are my weight. You are WAY to heavy for .40 and you are too heavy for .42 and 5.2.

The harshness you are feeling is that your suspension is only working in the bottom part of the stroke. In order to get softer and more compliant you need to go stiffer.

A .42 and 5.2 is for someone under 175lbs with gear.

[TheLetterJ]

You guys are really going to dislike my setup then!

230lbs in gear
.46 fork
5.8 shock

I don't have my exact preload and sag numbers (or fork oil height) handy, though they are written in a notebook somewhere in my garage. I do know that the rear of the GG is at 95-100mm race sag, and I run minimal preload up front. Forks feel good as far as springs, the shock could stand going up to a 6.0 spring and it needs more low speed comp.

I've been running 1-2 rates softer than recommended in the fork on all my bikes for the last 9 or 10 years. On my faster/desert bikes, I usually run 1 rate higher than recommended in the rear too. I'm very tall, with monkey arms, so I tend to get my weight further back than the average rider when going straight while up on the pegs.

[Ignas]

Originally Posted by 95jersey

You are my weight. You are WAY to heavy for .40 and you are too heavy for .42 and 5.2.

The harshness you are feeling is that your suspension is only working in the bottom part of the stroke. In order to get softer and more compliant you need to go stiffer.

A .42 and 5.2 is for someone under 175lbs with gear.

Just as i got the bike i tried .45 and 5.4 front was like rock hard and rear was ok but 5.2 was better
My static and race sag is fine with 5.2
Problem is that front suspension is working oppositely, i only use 1/3 - 2/3 of travel. I have wp mxma4800 forks and have read that most of the guys puts .4 if used in two stroke.
Also racetech suggests 0.416 and 5.32 for my weight.

I remember changing rear spring to one step harder than oem on my xr650r ant that was terrible idea. It made fast compression even worse and i had to go back to oem spring.

[95jersey]

Originally Posted by Ignas

Just as i got the bike i tried .45 and 5.4 front was like rock hard and rear was ok but 5.2 was better
My static and race sag is fine with 5.2
Problem is that front suspension is working oppositely, i only use 1/3 - 2/3 of travel. I have wp mxma4800 forks and have read that most of the guys puts .4 if used in two stroke.
Also racetech suggests 0.416 and 5.32 for my weight.

I remember changing rear spring to one step harder than oem on my xr650r ant that was terrible idea. It made fast compression even worse and i had to go back to oem spring.

Strange I am bottoming out my forks with .42 pretty bad. Just sitting on the bike they drop mm ore than an inch. But I have zooks not WPA.

[Ignas]

Think it might be because of closed cartridge forks. Or you like high jumps more than me.
I have almost 0 sag at front when on bike