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Pirate421
12/10/2020 11:05am
12/10/2020 11:05am
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8/30/2022 5:53pm
Anyone have the regular (gen1?) luckys? I have spoken with Mx tech and have a good grasp on the differences between the two kits but I’d say personally I’m on the fence between carbons and the gen 1’s. I’m a vet c/b woods guy who rides some moto in the mix.
If you have the gen 1’s are you happy with them? Anyone ridden both? Trying to be realistic with myself and if the gen 1 will get me the comfort for the woods and still hold up well on the track.
I’m riding a ktm 250 XC. If I was 100% moto I’d go with the carbons for sure and Since I’m a vet woods guy I’m not blowing the woods wide open every weekend. Just don’t want to over or undershoot here as it’s a lot of money! Thanks
If you have the gen 1’s are you happy with them? Anyone ridden both? Trying to be realistic with myself and if the gen 1 will get me the comfort for the woods and still hold up well on the track.
I’m riding a ktm 250 XC. If I was 100% moto I’d go with the carbons for sure and Since I’m a vet woods guy I’m not blowing the woods wide open every weekend. Just don’t want to over or undershoot here as it’s a lot of money! Thanks
I'm in the same world as you... Vet B/C woods guy with a dash of MX thrown in. I too had the same questions earlier this year between the Gen 1 and Gen 2 Luckys. After talking with the MX Tech folks, I went with the Gen 2 and honestly couldn't be happier! I have a 2019' KTM 300XC and loved the bike stock except for the forks. It didn't matter what I did for set-up, the front end never gave me the comfort I was looking for. From the first ride with the Luckys I fell in love with the way they worked. Stuff that used to rip the bars out of my hands or make the front end deflect is now simply absorbed without any fanfare or issue. I do realize these components aren't cheap, but it was the best investment I could have made in my bike! Let me know if you have any questions!
A weird deflection off a rock is what left me with a broken arm 🤦🏻♂️
The Shop
Hammer 663s
I also went with the Tank but added the triple adjuster too! Without any valving changes, the shock worked SOOOO much better! Smoother initial movement, better feel with the ground and a comfort I never had before. I'd love to try one of the National Shocks but my wife may kill me! Lol.
Also have a set on my 03 kx125. Same thing. It slacks up branding and a cell chop very smoothly and evenly. Have to really mess up to bottom it put. An again most of all predictable.
Rode em for a year and sent them to Pro Tune and Corey made them better. I've never rode CV forks or Lucky Carbons just adding my real world .02 cents.
Pit Row
It all changed this year after Daytona. One of my best budies put the whole MX-tech setup in his bike and...he finally made his first main event in Arlington!
I was in the phone with him like, so you finally changed suspension, so what did you get, WP, KYB,...? And he goes, MX-TECH! I had never heard of it so I google the name, and what a surprise! They are the ones that make the lucky inserts. He loves them so much that I plan on getting the same set up now.
I guess the moral of the story, never dismiss happy customers opinions.
Initially I thought they were just ok. Good bottom resistance but I thought they kind of sucked in chop compared to my revalved KYB's on my yz250.
After a couple of phone calls to MX Tech they recommended going with .50 springs to stop the forks from packing in chop. I honestly thought this was kind of crazy. Took them back to my tuner and had .50 springs installed. The difference was night and day. The forks glide through chop. Settle very nice in corners, and just all around handle excellent.
They handle better than my KYB's now. I would say they are comparable to Ohlins RXF 48's I had on my last bike.
I’m 180 no gear and I’m running a .44 and .46. I don’t have the carbons, I have the standard Lucky.
My main issue is 2nd and 3rd gear roots and hack. They work fine in the faster stuff.
I’m not having any bottoming issues but I have not been on a track with them yet.
I’ve hit some fast whooped out trail and G outs and not bottomed.
This is the stack he sent me to try.
(3)26.1
14.1
24.1
22.1
20.1
18.1
16.1
14.1
12.1
10.15
8mm clamp
Edit: spoke to Corey he was super helpful. He recommended to add some oil to the forks since my setup was pretty conservative on oil height. That’s good news because it’s like a $5 fix.
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