Stiffer fork springs and stoppies
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Stiffer fork springs and stoppies
Im thinking about putting some stiffer fork and rear shock springs on my Crf150f minimoto. Im rolling about 150ft stoppies and finishing with a 180 right now on stock springs, but wouldnt mind a little more "jumpability" off road. How would stiffening the front end effect my stoppie game?
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Re: Stiffer fork springs and stoppies
IF you do that you also need to revlave the shock and forks or you suspension will become springy and bouncy
Also when it comes to offroad, just putting springs in is VERY dangerous.. Makes the bike unpredictable in the bumps/jumps..
The best setup would be to mod cr80 or cr125 forks and shock to fit, but that route can be expensive..
Or send your shock and fork legs off to a suspension builder to have them revlave and respring them
Btw post up over at www.thumpertalk.com They have a 150f section, and they know lots about building their suspensions
Also when it comes to offroad, just putting springs in is VERY dangerous.. Makes the bike unpredictable in the bumps/jumps..
The best setup would be to mod cr80 or cr125 forks and shock to fit, but that route can be expensive..
Or send your shock and fork legs off to a suspension builder to have them revlave and respring them
Btw post up over at www.thumpertalk.com They have a 150f section, and they know lots about building their suspensions
Last edited by Towlieee; 04-06-2009 at 03:07 PM.
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Re: Stiffer fork springs and stoppies
I would do a front end conversion from a CR or whatever will fit instead of springs. When I put BBR springs on my DRZ 125L it was shady and felt dangerous to ride fast. So I bought a KX100 front end off ebay for $150 and sprung it for my weight. Then a cr85 shock for the rear which was $25 that I modified to fit. The handling improved dramatically and stoppies felt much better with the new setup.
Go to thumpertalk like towlieee said. That is where I found all the info for my suspension swap.
Go to thumpertalk like towlieee said. That is where I found all the info for my suspension swap.
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Re: Stiffer fork springs and stoppies
Im thinking about putting some stiffer fork and rear shock springs on my Crf150f minimoto. Im rolling about 150ft stoppies and finishing with a 180 right now on stock springs, but wouldnt mind a little more "jumpability" off road. How would stiffening the front end effect my stoppie game?
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Re: Stiffer fork springs and stoppies
I like my stoppies right now, but i would like to ba able to jump the bike a little more. Im not trying to make my stoppies better by upgrading the forks, Im just wondering what the effects would be on my stoppies if I made the bike a little more jump friendly.
+100 on changing the fork oil, maybe a little thicker oil will make it smoother in stoppies and keep me from bottoming jumps.
+100 on changing the fork oil, maybe a little thicker oil will make it smoother in stoppies and keep me from bottoming jumps.
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