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I love my KTM for many reasons s, and doubt I will ever sell it. But someday I might ad to it.
It isn't moto, it is an old 2006 EXC in perfect shape for an old wood rider.
When I got it, compared t my WR450, it handled like a shopping cart. But I doubt I will by another Japanese bike, I want a Husky.
After some FC and a Scott's damper, the bike as many more pro's than con's. $1000 I didn't expect to spend.
MXA and others do not bold back their dislike for the WP legs (must make KTM exec's breath fire). They don't care what version.
The haters don't have any mercy.
If you have to ask WTF is off-road,please move on.
My question is, have WP caught HP enough that a new bike, say a sweet KTM 350 has acceptable forks compared to Japanese for mortals?
Anybody bought a late model WP equipped machine and been very satisfied with the suspension without tossing $ at it?
Hafe thistablets keyboard, lol.
Thanks
It isn't moto, it is an old 2006 EXC in perfect shape for an old wood rider.
When I got it, compared t my WR450, it handled like a shopping cart. But I doubt I will by another Japanese bike, I want a Husky.
After some FC and a Scott's damper, the bike as many more pro's than con's. $1000 I didn't expect to spend.
MXA and others do not bold back their dislike for the WP legs (must make KTM exec's breath fire). They don't care what version.
The haters don't have any mercy.
If you have to ask WTF is off-road,please move on.
My question is, have WP caught HP enough that a new bike, say a sweet KTM 350 has acceptable forks compared to Japanese for mortals?
Anybody bought a late model WP equipped machine and been very satisfied with the suspension without tossing $ at it?
Hafe thistablets keyboard, lol.
Thanks
I feel like the shock is actually really good. Glued to the ground on acceleration.
I don't think the newest WP forks are bad.
That said, I'll likely wait until the next generation of air forks hit the KTMs before buying a replacement dirt bike. Hopefully they will do the shock as well.
The Shop
Just put 7 days in Baja on a '15 Husky FE w/ 4CS: really, really good forks. Added and subtracted Comp & REB on the fly...& the adjusters actually do what they're suppose to.
The 4cs forks aren't bad, but they are a diferent concept and the tunner has to understand it.
People bitched about the bladder fork, but I can make them wotk as good as a KYB or Showa fork. They don't work great with stock settings so people perpetuate the hate that the forks are no good.
In one weekend of testing I've already made the 15.5 FE much better and they're not bad to start with. I also have a rider that just won the junior Super Enduro World Championship on my '14 4cs set up, so I see no problem with WP components at all.
I've heard, in other places, that you might just know what the heck you're doing!
I think the forks may be under sprung for heavier people. I only weight 145 and they feel decently sprung for me. If you don't know how to use the clickers and feel what they are doing you can for get it. These forks HAVE to be set up. You can't just leave the clickers alone like on some bikes
Go to any forums and you have guys complaining about how harsh their honda or yamaha is, and asking where to send the suspension to get them revalved. Some of them don't even know what the clickers on their forks are for. And then they can't stop telling you how good the revalve is, even though their bike rides even worse after. I guess they have to justify the money they just flushed down the toilet.
Hell, ThumperTalk has a 100 page long thread on the CRF450R fork.
Plenty of guys get their WP dialed to their liking.
Pit Row
One thing i see guys do or dont do is align the forks on the axel. ,leave the pinch bolts loose and stroke the fork atleast halfway so it centers and the lowers are parallel.
When RJ endo up the hill at unadilla and said the fork stayed collapsed made me think the mechanic had gotten in a hurry and got them bound up and they locked bottomed. It can happen but mainly it kills the bushings.
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