Front fork valves - freebie fix is great

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Front fork valves - freebie fix is great

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After reading about it on this list I removed 2 shims from each fork and set the oil level at 100 mm. This is on a 05 KDX220. I already had resprung it for my weight. I am 250 + lbs. I used 5 wt oil.

I test rode it on Mountain single track and high speed desert (pinned in 6th gear with stock sprockets) through the sage. Night and day difference for the better. Awesome. I set the compression clickers dead center at 11 clicks out from full hard.

I believe I could set the oil at stock 85 - 87 mm and still have a nice ride but i am not messing with it.

Thank you for mentioning this mod. I no longer get beat up in the fast or slow square edges, roots or rocks. :wink:
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Good deal! Having your suspension with you instead of against you is really something to experience.
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Post by canyncarvr »

I remember doing WOT 6th gear in the desert thru the sage awhile back.

I keep my busted up Bell Moto on the counter at work to remind me to not ever do that again. :wink:

..which wasn't as bad as my busted up Shoei resulting from a head-on with a deer on my RD...

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