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Freakazoid
10/20/2018 4:20pm
10/20/2018 4:20pm
Whats up guys! I have a 2015 RMZ 450. I really like most things about the bike after only 5 hours on it (bike only has 5 hours on it too, its new) and I have gotten a setting that works well for me in the air fork since I am a heavy guy and these are fairly stiff. However I am having a problem with the bike pitching forward and back in deeper whoops and in braking bumps, and just on rougher stuff or deep sand whoops offroad. I am wondering if all I have to do is adjust the rear shock a bit, to balance the bike out? All I did was set sag in the rear, but I did adjust the forks to have a higher pressure over standard (190/0/190). I am wondering about the Ride Engineering products that seem to fix these issues?
How does the Ride Engineering set up actually improve overall stability on a 15-17 RMZ 450? I have heard good things on the reviews, but wanted to check here too. I am willing to spend the $1000 on the new rear Linkage, the Triple Clamps, and well as the Showa Steering Damper, as long as they really make a difference. I have seen some people go as far to say that these products make the Suzuki a different bike, in terms of stability. That sounds good, but is it true? I don't mind giving up a little front end feel, for some higher speed stability either, I'm used to Yamahas.
If these Ride Engineering products don't do all that much, I would still have to spend a lot more to get a new bike, and don't wanna waste $ on RE stuff if it doesn't sound like a fix for me. I just can't live with the weight shifting front and rear on the Suzuki in rough stuff.
Thanks for any help
How does the Ride Engineering set up actually improve overall stability on a 15-17 RMZ 450? I have heard good things on the reviews, but wanted to check here too. I am willing to spend the $1000 on the new rear Linkage, the Triple Clamps, and well as the Showa Steering Damper, as long as they really make a difference. I have seen some people go as far to say that these products make the Suzuki a different bike, in terms of stability. That sounds good, but is it true? I don't mind giving up a little front end feel, for some higher speed stability either, I'm used to Yamahas.
If these Ride Engineering products don't do all that much, I would still have to spend a lot more to get a new bike, and don't wanna waste $ on RE stuff if it doesn't sound like a fix for me. I just can't live with the weight shifting front and rear on the Suzuki in rough stuff.
Thanks for any help
So the link does a lot?
Have you tried the steering damper or triple clamps?
Thanks man, I really don't wanna buy a new Yamaha right now, my 2015RM is brand new, and I like the forks better than I expected after reading the reviews.
The stock shock is a good baseline, maybe get it revalved and a spring to hold the bike up.
Remember roczen won the title with stock clamps.
For me, the 15 rmz was a lot easier for me to dial in at 240lbs vs my husky 450
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Bruce, you tried the clamps, but not the link? Which offset clamps, 20mm or 22mm?
Everything I've read researching, says the RE link makes the most "noticeable" difference out of all the parts. For $200, I think its worth a go on the linkage from Ride Engineering.
Get a spring and a shock revalave and call it a day. The bike is that good.
What I'm taking away from this is to have the suspension worked on before buying all the Ride Engineering stuff. I still might try the link, if the spring change alone doesn't give me what I'm looking for. Then I'll spend another 5-10 hours at the track, getting a better feel for the bike so I can describe exactly what I want to the suspension tuners to do. I have never sent out my own suspension before. I always bought Yamahas new and didn't have to worry about it for my skillset. Or I bought used bikes that already had suspension work done (which usually felt incredible compared to any stock stuff, I admit)
I have seen people get away with tuning suspension front and rear for under $1000? is that realistic? I don't wanna dump too much more into this bike.
I still have to buy an exhaust system with a spark arrestor for offroad in my area.
Get the galfer fixed rotor, its amazing and then a braided brake hose and that's it.
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