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Looking at Kyb kit forks for my ktm. It is a 2023 and never had psf1 but have a choice between them and spring ones from technical touch. Can anyone way in pros and cons on each and which is a better option? I ride some moto and offroad
I am in the minority here, and so is some of the Star Yamaha Team (do most of the 250F guys run PSF1s still?), but I find the KYB PSF1 A-kit forks incredible.
I have KYB A-kit spring forks and A-kit PSF1s and for me, the adjustable air pressure (which is your spring rate) is super useful for different tracks/conditions/offroad as is the nature of the air action (amazing progression and bottoming resistance - I can't bottom) and the weight reduction is noticeable to me on the front end as well (I think it's ~3 pounds total).
Again, I personally own A-kit spring AND A-kit PSF1 air forks plus the stock KYB SSS forks (which are awesome) and a plethora of tuned Showa 47s for my older 2007-2008 CRF450Rs, so I've had the opportunity to compare them back-to-back. PSF1s for the win for me.
This ^^^ said, if you go spring fork you won't regret it either AND you won't have Buyer's remorse since you can readily resell if you want.
The resale on KYB A-kit PSF1s is BAAAAAAAAD. Air forks have major stigma, so know that going in.
If it's your first foray into A-kit forks, go with spring - not air, IMO.
P.S. I only figured out I like KYB A-kit PSF1s best because I bought cheap used ones that no one wanted, then had them tuned by Enzo (Craig Decker at Enzo in Texas, he used PSF1s, too) - who had really good valving specs for PSF1s they've developed over the years. I did it this way because I knew they'd be hard to sell if I didn't like them, but I also knew I could convert them to spring A-kit for ~ $1000, so I had a Plan B - that I ended up not needing.
IMHO you can't go wrong with either KYB A-kit fork (spring or air). However, spring is awesome, has no stigma, and has good resale.
Alright awesome thanks for your advice! Also one last thing I can get a set of Cairoli wp cone valves too and shock have you tried cone valves? I lean Kyb for my first a-kit but also considering sone WP pro components.
Sorry, but I have zero experience with WP components, but from what I understand - there's some great potential there as well. Ironically, it does sound like some high-end tuners are converting the cone valves to KYB-type valving, so that's telling.
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