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Travis250F
1/14/2015 7:33am
1/14/2015 7:33am
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1/14/2015 4:09pm
growing up I've always raced and rode dirt bikes. The only thing my parents ever did was service my suspension such as change the fork seals in fluids.now that I'm older I want to get my suspension done right, as far as getting it set to me personally.I'm not really sure where to start I know that people change the valves and springs. but if that's not needed yet I don't want to spend all that money.I'm about a hundred and fifty pounds and have the stock suspension on my 2008 CRF 250. Any advice?
You'll need a couple special tools but not too much.
If want to DIY and you don't know beans about suspension, first get something like the Race Tech Suspension Bible
and read it a few times. Also, there is this MASSIVE thread on Thumper Talk http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/327668-diy-04-450-suspension-re-valve/ that goes through a bunch valving with different people. For a newbie, it looks like gibberish, but it starts to make sense.
Also, are in touch with your bike enough that you can tell what exactly it is that you want it to different?
Because if you're vague in that area, you are going to be chasing your tail. At that point you'll be better off
taking it to a tuner that will work with you.
The Shop
The big thing is setting the rear sag. This local guy should do it for you as a perk for using him. It just takes a few minutes.
P
the best you can do is change the oil, set the sag and make sure its sprung for your weight. Once all that is done set all the clickers to the stock setting and figure out what the bike is and isn't doing right and adjust from there.
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