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Re valve
Im going to revalve my 04 kxf forks on my hybrid.Im going to take off all but 4 of the big shims on the base valve and take out the bladder system which I believe they have on this year.Should I be doing anything to the mid vave if they have one?I race enduros mainly woods based so I am needing forks that work a bit easier and dont beat Me up so much.
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Read up and get opinions on replacing the midvalve with a checkvalve . . . at this site and elsewhere. Some argue against the checkvalve, but my experience thus far is that the checkvalve works out well. The opponents to the checkvalve claim excellent results by modifying, but that requires professional tuning ($$), lots of time/effort and fork assy/disassy (PITA), or specific info from others on your model forks with similar needs.
Overall, I believe the midvalve is more important in moto applications.
Overall, I believe the midvalve is more important in moto applications.
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Can you take out the BV without draining the oil? I thought I saw a post about being able to tip the bike on the side and leave the forks on it and take them out from the bottom, but I can't seem to find it.
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Why the Bladder System, Mate???
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you can take the base valve out without draining the oil by laying the bike over something sort of tall to get the fork bottoms higher than the tops. Problem is , that also relieves pressure on teh fork legs, and you may not be able to get the valves to spin out without turning the cartridge assy. Might wanna try loosening the valve first with someone compressing the forks . I never did any of this, mind you, just pulled the forks out of the clamps and turned them upside down, compressed a bit and then hit the BV with a rattle gun.
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