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Hello
As I have read in several places, the 1987 forks are the best or prefered.
As the 86-88 forks are the same, its only the valving shims that differs.
What is the feel/action between 87 vs 88?
I got a set of 88 forks for my CR480 build, i will probably not be able to test ride on a track until next summer, but i want to know what to expect from them. As I overhaul the forks soon, any changes can be done.
As I have read in several places, the 1987 forks are the best or prefered.
As the 86-88 forks are the same, its only the valving shims that differs.
What is the feel/action between 87 vs 88?
I got a set of 88 forks for my CR480 build, i will probably not be able to test ride on a track until next summer, but i want to know what to expect from them. As I overhaul the forks soon, any changes can be done.
You probably won't be able to notice much difference between them. Not unless you have all 3 and can swap them in and do back to back testing on the same day at the same track. The differences are so slight. Yes, the '87 are slightly "better" according to the top guys who rode the bikes back in the day, but for most guys the difference wouldn't be noticable unless you rode them back to back.
I went from '86 to '87 forks and if im 100% honest I couldn't really tell any difference. But it was a good few weeks between riding. I only swapped 'cause one of the damper rods had broken in the '86 set.
They are, by far, the best conventional forks ever fitted to production motocross bike.
If you want them absolutely perfect, have a good suspension tech rebuild and set them up for your weight, ability and style. Eibach still make springs for them.
Stevie
I rebuilt an 88 earlier this year, I felt that the fork action was still great. I'm 99 percent sure you''ll be just as happy with 88 as 87. '
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