robwbright
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- Apr 8, 2005
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2003 YZ250f
Took it to the track for the first time yesterday (my buddies new used bike). the prior owner had the rear shock nut turned almost all the way down - the guy said "I'm heavy, so I jacked it up."
I replaced the front wheel bearings and fork oil. The steering stem bearings feel tight and smooth and adjusted properly (as much as I understand that).
My buddy is a beginner, 6'2" and 200 lbs. We do not know what the spring rate are on either end - presumably stock from what the prior owner said, but I pretty much don't trust anything that guys said anymore. My buddy is barely jumping and just wants to learn to ride a bit before spending money on new springs or whatever - so the goal is to simply make the bike useable until he progresses some.
Anyway, the track we went to is really sandy. The front end felt really heavy and wanted to push a lot. It also felt like the front end wanted to stay on center - required some effort to turn it left or right.
I suspected the jacked up rear end was part of the problem, so we loosened the shock nut and moved it up the shock to about 1/2 way. the situation improved 50-60%, but was still there.
I can move the nut up further, but I was thinking that compression damping would be a good place to start next.
Am I on the right track?
Thanks
Took it to the track for the first time yesterday (my buddies new used bike). the prior owner had the rear shock nut turned almost all the way down - the guy said "I'm heavy, so I jacked it up."
I replaced the front wheel bearings and fork oil. The steering stem bearings feel tight and smooth and adjusted properly (as much as I understand that).
My buddy is a beginner, 6'2" and 200 lbs. We do not know what the spring rate are on either end - presumably stock from what the prior owner said, but I pretty much don't trust anything that guys said anymore. My buddy is barely jumping and just wants to learn to ride a bit before spending money on new springs or whatever - so the goal is to simply make the bike useable until he progresses some.
Anyway, the track we went to is really sandy. The front end felt really heavy and wanted to push a lot. It also felt like the front end wanted to stay on center - required some effort to turn it left or right.
I suspected the jacked up rear end was part of the problem, so we loosened the shock nut and moved it up the shock to about 1/2 way. the situation improved 50-60%, but was still there.
I can move the nut up further, but I was thinking that compression damping would be a good place to start next.
Am I on the right track?
Thanks