KYB fork rebuild/set up for my 89 kdx
Posted: 01:44 pm May 19 2021
Mega score!! Just picked up a 1997 kx250 parts bike and a 93 kdx 200 part bike for $140! Kx doesn't have much on it except the entire front end which is exactly what I was after! Now I need to completely rebuild those forks before I get my 89 kdx ready for the conversion and of course I want to set them up right from the beginning. Problem is, is that Im a complete suspension newb. Ive rebuilt every single component on dirtbikes except shocks and forks so I know I can learn how but I know I need some help as well.
The biggest thing I want to learn is how to set them up properly for my riding style. The last thing I want to do is to rebuild them to factory specs and then get beat to death on the trails (I have a yz for that and it does a very good job at kicking my butt). So any help is appreciated, even video suggestions or pasts post on this topic will help if you dont feel like writing novels on stuff thats already been posted before.
If you do have some good advice to give for my specific set up, then here is what I know.
*1989 Kdx 200 about to be converted to accept the KYB forks from a 97 kx250
*Im 6'1" and weigh 195lbs with gear on. (dad bod coming in hot so that has a high likely hood of increasing the next few years)
*The West Texas trails that I normally ride vary ALOT ( Rocks, Roots, Ruts, and Sand usually all in the same day of riding... Rough hard packed dirt trails that have been ate up by SXS & 4x4's are probably the most common riding for me)
*I also plan to race a few enduros here in West Texas, did my first 2 races this last year on the My YZ250 and even with the clickers all the way soft, I got the snot knocked out of me on those rough rocky courses..
* Another question I have, Once these forks are set up for trail properly, will I Have enough room in the clickers to crank them up and play around on some pretty decent jumps? Id like to sell the YZ so I can focus all my spare time and money on the KDX and really build it into what Id like (Check out "badhusker" on Instagram and the e series that he built for the teampryme bike build contest, cleanest e series Ive seen) Might be a bad idea to jump the kdx but i figured id throw it out there to see what you guys have to say.
So this is what Id like to know or what I can think of off the top of my head
*Revalving? Need to? If so, what do I need?
Type/brand/weight Fork oil?
Spring rate? Need to change from factory? I dont want to unless it just makes a big difference in the final result!
Fork height set in the triples?
Clicker settings if yall have a suggested starting point.
And last thing, where should I look for good instruction on how to take apart/rebuild these specific KYB's? I'm sure I can just search it on Youtube but if yall know of any specific videos or set of instructions that are out there, then Id love to see them!
The biggest thing I want to learn is how to set them up properly for my riding style. The last thing I want to do is to rebuild them to factory specs and then get beat to death on the trails (I have a yz for that and it does a very good job at kicking my butt). So any help is appreciated, even video suggestions or pasts post on this topic will help if you dont feel like writing novels on stuff thats already been posted before.
If you do have some good advice to give for my specific set up, then here is what I know.
*1989 Kdx 200 about to be converted to accept the KYB forks from a 97 kx250
*Im 6'1" and weigh 195lbs with gear on. (dad bod coming in hot so that has a high likely hood of increasing the next few years)
*The West Texas trails that I normally ride vary ALOT ( Rocks, Roots, Ruts, and Sand usually all in the same day of riding... Rough hard packed dirt trails that have been ate up by SXS & 4x4's are probably the most common riding for me)
*I also plan to race a few enduros here in West Texas, did my first 2 races this last year on the My YZ250 and even with the clickers all the way soft, I got the snot knocked out of me on those rough rocky courses..
* Another question I have, Once these forks are set up for trail properly, will I Have enough room in the clickers to crank them up and play around on some pretty decent jumps? Id like to sell the YZ so I can focus all my spare time and money on the KDX and really build it into what Id like (Check out "badhusker" on Instagram and the e series that he built for the teampryme bike build contest, cleanest e series Ive seen) Might be a bad idea to jump the kdx but i figured id throw it out there to see what you guys have to say.
So this is what Id like to know or what I can think of off the top of my head
*Revalving? Need to? If so, what do I need?
Type/brand/weight Fork oil?
Spring rate? Need to change from factory? I dont want to unless it just makes a big difference in the final result!
Fork height set in the triples?
Clicker settings if yall have a suggested starting point.
And last thing, where should I look for good instruction on how to take apart/rebuild these specific KYB's? I'm sure I can just search it on Youtube but if yall know of any specific videos or set of instructions that are out there, then Id love to see them!