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Do you get suspension work done?
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[QUOTE="zomby woof, post: 1425801, member: 123653"] This is my first post here. I found this forum while looking for some tech info on my bike. It liked the lack of BS, so I decided to join. I started racing MX again after almost 30 years off. I bought a new bike, and found the suspension stiff and harsh. All my riding buddies insisted that I needed a revalve, but it didn't seem right to me that a brand new race bike should need $$$ worth of suspension work out of the box. I reluctantly took it to a local shop that has a good rep. After 2 weeks of waiting, and 3 price increases, I took my stuff back, and had a club member who is a dealer for a major suspension company service it. He recommended an oil change first, then we see how it feels and make a decision which way to go from there. It was worse, and once I spoke to him I found out why. He put the wrong oil in the shock. It was kicking and bucking worse than ever. That's when I decided to do it myself. I'm a mechanic and machinist, and have a service manual, so I figured, why not? I went with a lighter spring up front, stock in the rear, and did A LOT of research on different suspension fluids. I used only high quality fluids, much lighter than stock, and now the bike handles. I'm running up front in my class, and am now able to tune it exactly where I need it using the compression and rebound adjustment. I've ridden my friends bikes, with all their $$ suspension work, and don't think they handle any better (or as well in some cases) as my bike. When I told my riding buddies what I was going to do, every one of them told me you couldn't tune suspension with oil viscosity :laugh: [/QUOTE]
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