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Enduro Suspension Tuning & maintenance of Enduro forks, shocks, etc |
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09 EC250 Suspension
I just got a 09 EC250 Racing with Sachs front and rear and found the forks to be really stiff. I have my compression all the way soft and it is still stiff. Any suggestions?
I am coming off a 05 EC200 with Ohlins front and rear. |
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The forks may need braking in some.
There is a preload adjuster on the top of the forks to soften them up. |
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I have about 20hrs on them.
Which is the preload adjuster? There is a screw on the top that is labeled R + and - which I assumed is rebound |
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Top screw adjuster is rebound.
Bottom is comression. The internal hex head on the top in the preload. |
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Hi Guys,
I Just Bought Myself A New Ec 300 09 And Could Use Some Help With The Rear Suspension. Would It Be Easy To Give Me The Standard Settings For It As The User Manual Is A Little Confusing??? Thanx |
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Thanks. Is there a special tool or do I have to get creative?
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As posted for another thread.
The factory guys told me to leave the preload alone. What they told me is to remove the bottom shim stack from each fork. Take the nut off and remove ONE of the three large shims from the stack. Keep the shim handy because you might want to put it back in once the forks have broken in. They claim it takes 20 to 30 hours before the forks fully break in (Sacks). Also you need to take out the top space an mill 4mm off of it and mill a little out of the shoulder of the cap. This gets the fork to settle down into its stroke alitte bit. To turn the preload adjuster (if you must) Just find a nut that is the correct size. I would contact Mark at GoFasters. They should have a video of all of this. Brian |
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Thanks Brian. Sounds like too much work to correct the ride. I'm moving towards Ohlins.
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Only takes about ten minutes to do...
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Ohlins is no magic bullet. A fork is only as good as the setup. I have ridden Ohlins that were set up awful.
Basically what Brian is saying is they are reducing preload via shortining the spacer, and reducing low speed compression damping by removing the face shim. |
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