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Keefer grabs his KTMN 450 Factory Edition and rides a couple different sets of suspension to diagnose what each strengths and weaknesses are out on several different types of tracks. Slapping on a set of WP Cone Valve/AER forks and Traxx/bladder style shocks, back to back, was the only way to see how each reacted…
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Keefer gets Mark Johnson from REP on the phone to talk about suspension as well as chassis tips for the KTM 450 SX-F. Topics like spring conversion kits, AER set ups, chassis lengths, torque settings, chain slack and more! If you're an orange brigade rider, you will love this show.
I have been wanting to do this for quite sometime as chassis lengths are important to how your motorcycle reacts on the track. Sometimes we just go about our day, slap a different size sprocket on or cut our new chain a different length. However, when you do that it can/does affect how your bike…
I have been wanting to do this for quite sometime as chassis lengths are important to how your motorcycle reacts on the track. Sometimes we just go about our day, slap a different size sprocket on or cut our new chain a different length without hesitation. However, when you do that it can/does affect how…
Honda CRF250R:
(140-180 pounds)
Fork:
Spring Rate: 4.8N/m
Height: Flush-3mm
Compression: 9-10 clicks out
Rebound: 11 clicks out
Oil Level: Stock
Shock:
Spring Rate: 50N/m
Sag: 105mm
High Speed Compression: 1-1/3
Low Speed Compression: 8 clicks out
Rebound: 8 clicks out
Kawasaki KX250:
(140-180 pounds)
Fork:
Spring Rate: 5.0 N/m
Height: 3mm
Compression: 7 clicks out
Rebound: 8 clicks out
Shock:
Spring Rate: 54 N/m
Sag: 105mm
High Speed Compression: 2.5 turns out
Low Speed Compression: 10…
Written By: Gardner Tarlow
Let’s be honest, the Austrian brand KTM as well as Husqvarna, do not have an entire industry of high tech 150cc machines out there competing for king of the small bore enduro class. Even without that competition, it’s very evident that KTM and Husqvarna are without a doubt the training tools and…
