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Post by IdahoCharley »

I'm with Indawoods - why cut the shaft if you can just adjust the length with spacers?? Wonder if there is a dead space volume oil concern (hydrolock) or something like that JW is concerned with.
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He may have put in a spacer, I don't know.
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Jeremy says there is a spacer in there, no cutting. There is also a proprietary piston and shims stack, all new. Now if I could just get out and ride sometime...
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The MX-Tech Showa is significantly better on the high speed whoops and hits. I tested on my favorite stretch of track of 1/4 to 1/2 mile of 3rd and 4th gear whoops that would send the KDX shock/rear all over the place, hopping side to side, bottoming and all around hairy ass ride. The Showa was so good that I didn't even know the rear was there. The rear didn't give hardly any feedback at all. I was going way faster than I ever had before on the 4th run where I held it in 4th and would pin it every now and then to keep the front up. The rear would track so straight and with so little movement that all I had to do was concentrate on the front. My riding buddy got off his 03 YZ250, suspension done by Factory Connection set up for our area, and took it for a run...2...3...4. After 4 runs he finally brought it back. His opinion is that it is plush and stable, actually very comfortable compared to his ride. He is sending his forks to MX-Tech now cuz they are harsh and the adjusters are all the way out. I did a couple of adjustments to the HS, 2 clicks harder, 4 clicks softer, then 1 harder. I got back to the starting point and left it. On one run I actually was going so fast in 4th through the whoops that I got a little scared. I know I was going way faster than ever cuz I had never pinned it and held it in 4th before on this one stretch. My predicament was that if I slowed down I might case a whoop going way to fast, so I held on like a real tard. I made it through and not once did the rear twitch. Well my rear twitched and puckered something fierce, but the bike was on a rail. I am a very crappy hamper!
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Post by canyncarvr »

Good to hear!

A bike that runs right, one you can trust is a LOT more enjoyable to ride!!

Have a crappy time hamping!!

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You might want to tell your buddy to ride an '05 or '06 YZ before he sinks any more money into the forks. The newer ones are a huge improvement over the older ones. He might do a fork swap, or just go to the newer bike if he races. The aluminum frame handles well, and the bike is lighter.
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Post by fuzzy »

Inda....Here ya go. http://www.burrellpowersports.com/ Yeah, he's right on US51 on the very south side of town...Kinda accross the street from the TSC...
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Post by KDXer »

Does anyone know if the 1999 KX125 KYB shock has high speed adjustment ?? Is 50 bux US an alright price for a good unit ?? I ride alot of whooped out sand and think that rather than sink more money into the stock KDX shock I might as well go the KX/RM route. Any advise or help is very much appreciated TIA...

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