Hi, I recently bought a kit from you
for my sons 2005 YZ 125, I just installed it last night, and will put the wheel
on and set the sag tonight. Couple questions, does your link come lubed, or
should I hit the grease fittings on it and fill it up? When lowering the forks,
they must already be lowered as the top of the fork is just about touching the
handlebar , don’t suppose there is any trick there in lowering them any more?
Just don’t want it to ride too high in front. Any other set up tricks? He is a
14 year old and weight is 140 lbs with gear on.
Our reply:
Chris,
The YamaLink comes pre-greased and
should last for years if your son does not ride in a lot of rivers or hits the
pressure washer directly on the bearings.
If your forks are slid up already
they are fine. RESET sag, dial in the high-speed compression and rebound, and
then think about moving the forks if need be. There is no 1:1 ratio of fork vs
rear lowering because changes to the rear effect geometry at a much different
rate than the front. In fact, 6mm (.25 inches) is a lot of fork moving when
compared to 1.5 inches in back.
Follow the instructions. Try 100mm
sag and then think about 94mm sag and going in on high-speed compression in
back.
