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- Indawoods
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****'95 KDX 200/****
"People ate cows a thousand years ago for the same reason we eat them now. Cause they are easy to catch.We're not savages,we're just lazy. A cheetah could taste like chocolate heroin. But will never know. Those bastards are fast!!! "
****'95 KDX 200/****
"People ate cows a thousand years ago for the same reason we eat them now. Cause they are easy to catch.We're not savages,we're just lazy. A cheetah could taste like chocolate heroin. But will never know. Those bastards are fast!!! "
- canyncarvr
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Step 4: 'Turn the preload nut to adjust rear spring....'
Seems much easier to me to turn the spring, which will turn the nut. Some soapy water on the bottom of the spring helps (spring has to turn against its seat). Leather gloves help get a grip on the spring.
No need to bang on the spanner ring with a hammer.
Of course...do the spring adjustment with the suspension completely unloaded.
Seems worthwhile to me to experiment on either side of some starting point (like the 100mm listed in the above link). I found I preferred 100 to 95 and 105. 5mm is quite a large change..but I didn't care for the 'direction' the handling went either direction from 100.
Check before every ride?
Doesn't everybody do that?
Seems much easier to me to turn the spring, which will turn the nut. Some soapy water on the bottom of the spring helps (spring has to turn against its seat). Leather gloves help get a grip on the spring.
No need to bang on the spanner ring with a hammer.
Of course...do the spring adjustment with the suspension completely unloaded.
Seems worthwhile to me to experiment on either side of some starting point (like the 100mm listed in the above link). I found I preferred 100 to 95 and 105. 5mm is quite a large change..but I didn't care for the 'direction' the handling went either direction from 100.
Check before every ride?
Doesn't everybody do that?
Consider the source
Using a perceived level of knowledge to boost my self worth.
Non impediti ratione cogitationis
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- canyncarvr
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Re: '..are you running 95 or 100?'
'I preferred 100 to 95 and 105'. 100 is my preference.
Maybe I should'a said, '..95 OR 105'.
4" to tell the exact trute about it.
'I preferred 100 to 95 and 105'. 100 is my preference.
Maybe I should'a said, '..95 OR 105'.
4" to tell the exact trute about it.
Consider the source
Using a perceived level of knowledge to boost my self worth.
Non impediti ratione cogitationis
bike profile: !clicky!