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Web bike japan it is, it seems. Thanks a lot guys

Dear friends, Sorry if this has been asked before, I did search before asking but I was only able to find threads about benefits and specific part numbers. I keep reading that this is a "300-400 bucks upgrade", but as far as I can see the basket alone costs almost 700 bucks on Stadium Yamaha...

Thanks bud, but what I'm referring to is the opposite; lowering the tubes low the upper rim of the clamp. Obviously, some tube grip will be lost. I guess it's as unviable as it sounds.

It's a common suspension and chassis problem that if the nose is too low it'll "fall" into the corners. Likewise, the opposite problem occurs when the nose is too tall and rear too low; it won't lean in sufficiently even if you really try. Various dampening settings can also influence this. This...

I already explained why in the initial post. The back is too high and I don't want to lower it

Guys, maybe I wasn’t clear, but I’m looking to raise the nose not the contrary.

Hi friends My front rider sag is just 45mm and rear about 60mm but still I feel that the bike pushes into corners (ie. I Feel that I am falling into the corner) due to inadequat trail angle. This is normally resolved by raising the front and lowering the rear, but I really don't want to...

Garry, what's your weight and how much sag do you get with these springs? I'd like a linear spring that gives me 6cm (perfect) of sag with zero preload

Hopefully a final update: I decided to consult with Dave Moss and he said that the Fork oil 01 is 15.6 Centistokes -- I also found the same information on other tables online. In other words, compatible products would be Yamaha fork oil 01, 15,6 cSt Motul fork oil 2,5W very light 15 cSt Red...

FYI my friends; I found this excellent information. Turns out that the original 01 oil has a viscosity rating of 18, and this is extremely variable from brand to brand (this was already pointed out by one of you here). Anyway, this guy from another forum did us all a favor and listed the brands...

I’ve read about it, mostly negative as such. But seeing as there’s no compatible oil here in my area I might try the engine oil meanwhile …

3 times longer; I knew it. Thanks, this is very helpful. Gotta open this crapup ONE more time, then... And finally finis with this.

OK, so an update. One fork had a whopping 80mL excess, and the other 50 to 60. I also found that one of the spring guides were inverted. The high oil levels are likely the cause of the felt hydrolocking when hitting an object very hard, but does not explain the harshness of the fork at low speed...

Thanks brother

Thanks, I am waiting for the levle measurement tool to arrive (yamaha here doesn't have one!), and I'll go there and get this sorted. Gotta recheck everything; it's clearly not right.

I think it's 10 on fork and 30 on the monoshock but I might be mistaken, don't remember. Ok, only nut then; I'llreview that. Thanks man Thanks for the illustration, that's very helpful!

That's interesting. Any chance you can show me what the jam nut looks like? I seem to have some slight differences in clicks, don't remember exactly but I believe that both on compression and rebound that one had 9 and the other 10 or something like that.

That's very interesting. we did change the spring twice; maybe it locked the first time and the mechanic never noticed.

That sounds like what might have happened here!

Rebound, compression and preload are all set on 0 -- fully open (ie minimum). It is stil very, very ridig. I am starting to think that there might be somethinge else going on here than mere oil viscosity. Maybe stiction (although the mechanic is very experienced -- but we can torque it), maybe...