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[QUOTE="Okiewan, post: 320713, member: 16119"] No doubt about that. Yes, the stock suspension can be made better. But...Until you move beyond the capabilities of the stock set-up and develop enough skill to notice a difference, save your money. Stock suspension is valved/sprung for intermediate riders in the 170lb range (typically). Until you go beyond the stock set-up's capability, how can you know what you want from your suspension? Are you going to reply on a shop to tell you what you need? I can tell you from experience, a "softer" (ie; stock) suspension is much more forgiving for anyone less than above average skill levels. In general, the faster you are the "stiffer" the suspension will need to be. Have someone like ProCircuit set you up with pro level suspension and you'll hate it.. garanteed (until you turn pro anyway :) ) My long winded point is, unless your skill level is "up there", all of your fundamentals are solid and you feel like the bike is holding you back, spend your time practicing, not spending money :) . A stock CRF is NOT causing you jumping problems. Without practice, gold-plated suspension won't help a bit. Sounds like you're on the right path... add to that, grip the bike with your knees, but stay loose. Keep constant throttle all the way off, don't gas it on the lip. Roll the throttle off when you leave the jump face. The bike will fly level, assuming you are in a natural body position with your head over the bars. In the first thread, you mentioned wanting to "suck-up" the jump, in the thread above you talk about preload. Those are two different things, bend your knees/arms on a jump face to suck it up (less air), stay "stiff" on the jump face to preload (more air). [/QUOTE]
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