New rider here,, NEED HELP!

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I just bought a 2019 yz125, so my question is on this bike,
What is the factory click on the damping rear? ,,and and fork?
Im clusless.. can u folks tell me more about it,,
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Whymee 4/11/2019 5:55pm
4/11/2019 5:55pm
Read the owners manual front to back. Then back to front! It is a pretty good one. Should give you all your answers!
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kb228 4/12/2019 5:13am
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Buy the service manual. It has all the info you need and more.
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weland28 4/13/2019 1:27pm
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Honestly if your a new rider your not going to notice much of a difference with your clickers. I would just go all the way each direction find out how many clicks it has and go in the middle. Get used to the bike a little before trying to make adjustments so you actually know what your feeling and what you want
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cowasocki205 4/19/2019 12:46am
4/19/2019 12:46am
All that info and lots of other good tid bits are in that manual they gave you when you bought it. Read up.
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Falcon 4/19/2019 9:30am
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Click all your clickers clockwise until they stop, then back them out 10 clicks. That will be about the middle and should suit you well for now.
Also, set your sag. Put your bike on the stand and have a friend measure the distance between the fender and rear axle at any two specific points. Then, have him or her measure the distance from the same two points with you sitting on the bike in your riding gear. The difference should be 95 to 105mm, or about four inches. (I used to run my YZs with less sag - about 95mm worked for me.)
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Manny 4/19/2019 11:53am
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Falcon wrote:
Click all your clickers clockwise until they stop, then back them out 10 clicks. That will be about the middle and should suit you well for...
Click all your clickers clockwise until they stop, then back them out 10 clicks. That will be about the middle and should suit you well for now.
Also, set your sag. Put your bike on the stand and have a friend measure the distance between the fender and rear axle at any two specific points. Then, have him or her measure the distance from the same two points with you sitting on the bike in your riding gear. The difference should be 95 to 105mm, or about four inches. (I used to run my YZs with less sag - about 95mm worked for me.)
Thankx for your reply and i really appreciate it,,
Also, you mention all clickers which includes the forks to?
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Falcon 4/19/2019 3:37pm
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Falcon wrote:
Click all your clickers clockwise until they stop, then back them out 10 clicks. That will be about the middle and should suit you well for...
Click all your clickers clockwise until they stop, then back them out 10 clicks. That will be about the middle and should suit you well for now.
Also, set your sag. Put your bike on the stand and have a friend measure the distance between the fender and rear axle at any two specific points. Then, have him or her measure the distance from the same two points with you sitting on the bike in your riding gear. The difference should be 95 to 105mm, or about four inches. (I used to run my YZs with less sag - about 95mm worked for me.)
Manny wrote:
Thankx for your reply and i really appreciate it,,
Also, you mention all clickers which includes the forks to?
Yes, forks as well. Most bikes have between 19 and 22 click adjustments, so putting them all at 10 out from "full in" will be about halfway.
Note that not all adjusters will stop at 21 or 22 clicks full out; they can continue clicking. It won't make any changes to the damping circuit beyond the adjustable range, however. (The adjustments stop changing even if the screw keeps clicking counterclockwise.)
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JM485 4/20/2019 7:22pm
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kb228 wrote:
Buy the service manual. It has all the info you need and more.
Yamaha actually has their head out of their ass and gives you the manual with the bike, just like every manufacturer should. If I'm buying a bike I damn well better get the service manual with it, Honda and the others charging additional for it are just rediculous.
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john CHURILLA 4/21/2019 5:55pm
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Manny wrote:
I just bought a 2019 yz125, so my question is on this bike, What is the factory click on the damping rear? ,,and and fork? Im...
I just bought a 2019 yz125, so my question is on this bike,
What is the factory click on the damping rear? ,,and and fork?
Im clusless.. can u folks tell me more about it,,
start in middle of clickers is baseline for all suspension then from there go harder or softer 1 or 2 clicks at a time Make sure you have sag set correct before you mess with clickers the high speed adjuster is the last one you set that set
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CivBars 4/22/2019 9:48pm
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Manny wrote:
I just bought a 2019 yz125, so my question is on this bike, What is the factory click on the damping rear? ,,and and fork? Im...
I just bought a 2019 yz125, so my question is on this bike,
What is the factory click on the damping rear? ,,and and fork?
Im clusless.. can u folks tell me more about it,,
john CHURILLA wrote:
start in middle of clickers is baseline for all suspension then from there go harder or softer 1 or 2 clicks at a time Make sure...
start in middle of clickers is baseline for all suspension then from there go harder or softer 1 or 2 clicks at a time Make sure you have sag set correct before you mess with clickers the high speed adjuster is the last one you set that set
Shock- The high speed compression adjuster is the nut that surrounds your low speed compression clicker. No clicks will be felt when turning this nut. 1/4 turn adjustments at a time. LS Rebound is on bottom.

Forks- LS Compression is on top middle. LS Rebound is on the bottom middle. The air bleed screw is offset on the top. Put your bike on the stand and release the pressure before every ride.

Set your sag first. Make sure you keep adjusting your chain as it will break in.

Read the manual. Lots of good advice that others chimed in with!

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