250-500cc English mag comparison Husky, KTM, GasGas.

Torques recommended by Les (LTR) on my 08 TE 510- Upper clamp-16 ft/lb, Lower clamp-12 ft/lb. Melted Butter!

You could probably get the Zokes as good as the KYB´s if you revalve, but i don´t think the bikes they test are revalved. The KYB is probably better from the factory then, because all the tests i read says the KYB is an improvement. What do i know!

Drew said to go 11 ft/lb, PC. I went 12,...mainly 'cause I'm about half OCD.
You can snug the top ones up to service manual specs, and that won't hurt a thing.

I kinda stepped in it with that "butter" reference huh?........

Thanks!

I'll have to re torque mine and see if I cant get some 'butter' action out of them :smirk:

I really have no complaints as is, but its hard to pass on an a potentially free upgrade.

Well, it can't hurt to try it,...but if you don't have any complaints with 'em "as is",...then I can just about guaran-damn-tee you they ain't clamp bound.

is the forkleg that thin so this happens, or is the tolerances too tight?

That upper tube is relatively thin walled aluminum, and while it's not flimsy by any means, it will distort in an over torqued pinch clamp enough to hinder the passage of the bushing on the lower.

This is what Drew told me about my Marzocchi Shivers,....I don't know if your Kayabas are as prone to this or not Johnny.
I've never had anyone tell me this about the WPs on my KTMs though, or I'd have known not to bind my Zokes.

Fork tubes are thin, but it's not related to any brand in particular. It can happen with any fork of you're not careful.

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