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He's not cheap but when he's done......you're forks will work like butter and you will never ever be sorry that you paid the extra amount. I'm a vet expert at moto and Hare scrambles in NE.
Fix the forks and you won't believe how great that bike can be. Don't look for a bargain......get the good stuff and you'll smile.
If interested, I can be reached @ langhammx@sbcglobal.net
All parts were removed from a brand new bike and are in "like new" condition.
I'm actually opting for an XCW primarily for the open chamber forks.
When I bought my 350 I read and read opinions on what to do and was quickly overwhelmed and turned off. Race tech wanted $1550 and that was with the Pulp discount. *No way* The value just isn't there, for me.
The DIY kit was most-interested in was the Dal Saggio Ray kit. $500 and you install it yourself (therefor you can remove it when you sell the bike to re-sell it or move it to the next bike). Reviews are good.
The more people I talked to and articles I read, it seemed like there really isn't a good fix out there. Other than a full cartridge swap (again, major bucks). For me there is no value in making the forks work VS selling my bike and buying something else with a better platform.
A buddy and I are both buying new bikes and trying to sift through all the specs. He’s actually going with a YZ250X because of the suspension and great motor, but I can’t get past the big-ugly tank he will have to run to get any kind of mileage out of it.
I’m planning on a 250 XCW 2 stroke, given what we ride around here (tech mountain trail).
http://www.kreftmoto.com/4cs-performance
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But then again, I'm a 60 year old vet rider with diminishing skills. lol
Maybe in stock form they aren't the best but once anyone of a hundred suspension shops fixes them they are fine. Better than many Japanese bikes forks.
The SSS forks in themselves still need work done if you want to nice and plush. ICS pistons should be drilled (or replaced with metal ones) to prevent oil migration and they should have a shim or two moved to soften the forks up. The SSS forks are great "all around" and can handle big hits or holes, but still too firm with stock valving that for many slower riders they might not be ideal.
The 4cs fork are nice and plush up top, but when you start pushing they become extremely unpredictable. The Ray Kit does help, but it's still uses the stock components... The Sphere kit takes it up another notch, using coatings to reduce friction and adjustable preload. Also uses a bladder over a piston. The design is very much like the older WP CC design but revamped and spruced up.
Stuff must have left a wrench in them to be worse than 4cs! or you just like soar wrists after each ride! I literally sprang my wrists riding some of the same stuff that my kyb or Showa stuff never even blinked at.
good video that comes with the kit. If you can change a sealhead on a rear shock, should be able to install the ray kit yourself.
But do your research on the Xplor open chambers (and I need to as well). I believe they are good for off-road use. Open chambers are old-school but plush and effective. Like I said, I'm looking for a leftover '17 250XCW almost entirely for the plush off-road setup (but I'm in the {Rockies where the terrain demands it).
But a friend of mine has an XC and had his forks done by a local tuner and hates them even more.
As someone mentioned above, I came into buying the bike thinking that the negativity was overblown and I could make them work with some oil-height adjustments and clickers. But not the case.
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