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Offline Brian Watson

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Re: YZ125X did not run fork springs?
« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2017, 04:55:28 pm »
IIRC.. when we took the springs out of the Ceriani's in my 1974 250 KTM..( looking for more travel)..we ran about 15 psi.. maybe 20 not sure.. it's been a while..!!

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Re: YZ125X did not run fork springs?
« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2017, 08:47:28 pm »
50 is very high though isn't it John?


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Re: YZ125X did not run fork springs?
« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2017, 09:20:02 pm »
in the couple of bikes I have had with air forks or similar setups I can't remember running that high John?
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Re: YZ125X did not run fork springs?
« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2017, 11:57:56 am »
in the couple of bikes I have had with air forks or similar setups I can't remember running that high John?


No, the YZ125X was the only bike not running fork springs, forks without springs need higher pressures, all other late 70's bikes used light springs with air assist.
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Re: YZ125X did not run fork springs?
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2017, 01:31:23 pm »
Yeah its the top chamber in the canisters that runs the higher pressures, not the main one that's sealed by the fork seals.
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Re: YZ125X did not run fork springs?
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2017, 09:48:16 pm »
The lower chamber runs 22.75 to 35.56 psi where as the high pressure chamber runs 45.51 to 71.11 psi on the 125x
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