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Jusy buy my KYB forks I have on my 24/25 kx 450 😎 should be listing some parts here soon from this bike .
According to JBI.. the new 24 KX Showa is virtually identical to the KYB’s?
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Just pulled the trigger on a leftover 24! Excited to get back on kawis after being on an Austrian bike the last few years. I probably already know the answer to this but is there any hope in keeping the stock springs for a 165lb 40+b rider?
You should be fine with the stock springs. These come a little undersprung from the factory. I'm 195 A Offroad and I went up a rate on both ends.
I bet that might be just right.
Forks will feel amazing but I’d go down a spring rate on the shock. Unless you can dial it in really well but you want be able to hit the static/race sag numbers quite like you want
^^^This. I'm a 165 lbs 40B rider as well. I have my race sag set at 105 but I bet I'm 50ish with my static. My spring is pretty far up the threads. I talked to a tech at Factory Connection and he seemed to think it was fine to have that much static sag so I've been riding it that way for now but I think I would benefit from going down a rate.
The forks seem ok? I figured I would have to go lighter on each end but didn’t get to ride it yet.
The rear spring is pretty light. I’m a lot bigger than you, but I had to go to a 6.0 at 215lbs. That stock spring might be just about right. Hitting the sag/static sag numbers are all that matters.
The forks are on the soft side valving-wise, so you’re probably the guy the suspension was spec’d for. Wish I was. It would save me alotta money!
We're similar in weight, what did you go to up front?
Yeah the fork felt good to me anyway. I left the fork springs stick and had my guy play around with internals and got it to me is really swell like. That stock shock spring wanted to boot me over the bars a lot. We went out on hi speed quite a ways on the stock one and it was better but not quite where I wanted or needed.
Hai cambiato mappatura usando Fmf 4.1?
The stock shock kicks like hell. I’ve gone for a ride more than once.
Does the 25, need the muffler mods like the 24?
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Glad I’m not the only one with this experience and I’m 170 pounds. We tried about 2 turns out in hi speed before we just went to a softer shock. Now it’s amazing.
The modded muffler sounds like ass. Just get a slip on.
I went from the stock 5.0Nm to the optional stiffer OEM 5.2Nms. With stock valving, this worked for me, but I’m 6’3”. If you’re not sure, buy just one spring and see if that is enough to give you the holdup you need. I just installed a Race Tech Gold Valve kit, and the instructions told me to go back to stock fork springs, which surprised me, but I haven’t gotten a chance to try them yet.
This has me interested, I’m close in weight/age/class as well. I’m 40, intermediate and about 162 without gear. I got a ‘24 late fall and won’t ride it till spring so I have no basis for how the suspension actually feels. What rear spring rate did you end up with that was the ticket, and based on your experience, at my weight I should probably do the same? And to clarify, front springs seemed good for this weight?
The stock shock felt great at first for indoor riding at cedar lake arena but once i went outdoors in the bumps and such is where i really noticed how bad it wanted to kick. Plus like we said before you wont be able to get your static/race sag numbers where you want them. Honestly idk if i would follow the race tech spring rate thing, unless they updated it. When i checked in spring it was telling me i should go almost 2 spring rates down which no way jose haha. But yeah we only went down one spring rate on the shock and it feels amazing and im 170-175. We tried going down a spring rate in the forks and it was way too soft so we put the stock fork springs back in. So good. Youll love it once you get it all worked in.
Thank you for the info, really appreciate that. I’ll start with one rate softer on the rear.
Thanks for this. That's interesting that they said to go back to stock springs. Maybe I just go the gold valves as it's slightly more money but if I can use the stock springs it'll be the largest upgrade for my buck.
Anyone know if the 22 forks will work on 24/25? Asking cause if I go that route I my put my 22 coated/racetech valved forks on it!
Yeah the 19-23 forks will work on the new bike. Not the shock though.
I'm running 21 forks on my 24. The older forks have the better coating on the lower legs and some of the internals are better. The 24 forks uses a plastic spring cup and the older model is aluminum, the free piston is different, and the compression post/sub valve. Here is a good video showing the differences.
Cool thanks
Curious how it’s gonna feel, I called factory connection this morning and they said it should be good to go without changing springs. I pick it up tomorrow so I’ll see if I can get the sag right
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