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Enduro Suspension Tuning & maintenance of Enduro forks, shocks, etc |
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SSS conversion
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 Thanks Stoby |
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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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smart fluid
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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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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Anders "So you know, that you're over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill" (Little Feat: Old Folks Boogie) 2015 EC200 Racing: TE bars, Rekluse Core Exp 3.0, 38mm Lectron & Ohlins S3 steering damper 2006 EC200: 2011 plastics, Rekluse Z-Start, revalved KYB forks & Scotts steering damper 1998 Bimota Supermono 1986 Duc Mille S2 1975 Guzzi sidecar hack 1961 Morini Corsaro 125 etc |
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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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Noah 2000 EC250 with 2011 transformation kit, KYB SSS forks, MN street title 16' Ski-Doo XS Renegade X 1200 4T 16' Specialized Fatboy trail 02' ZRX 1200r R.I.P. 72' Olds 500ci, Batten Heads, Street/Drag car, former CarCraft magazine centerfold (has-been) 15' TW200 |
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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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Steven Beane #275 PlusOnePerformance - Superior Service the World Over - Dearborn MI AMA District 14 (Michigan) Officer afterhourscycle.com Michigan's Beta and TM Race Headquarters |
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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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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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Anders "So you know, that you're over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill" (Little Feat: Old Folks Boogie) 2015 EC200 Racing: TE bars, Rekluse Core Exp 3.0, 38mm Lectron & Ohlins S3 steering damper 2006 EC200: 2011 plastics, Rekluse Z-Start, revalved KYB forks & Scotts steering damper 1998 Bimota Supermono 1986 Duc Mille S2 1975 Guzzi sidecar hack 1961 Morini Corsaro 125 etc |
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