250-500cc Forks too stiff

I need a little advice. I bought a 2nd 2008 WR250 recently. The previous owner just replaced the fork seals. The compression feels stiff and I'm not getting enough travel. I'm not sure if I have a spring issue, too much oil issue or my compression is just set wrong.

So I was thinking step 1 would be to back off the compression. Correct me if I'm wrong but this the adjustment on the top of the fork? The clickers on the bottom of the fork are for rebound, correct?

check the alignment first

Don't know what fork you have for sure. Rebound is usually on the top and compression adjustment is on the bottom.

and make sure the pinch bolts on the lower tree are 12-15 lbs torque. tighter than that and they can bind the fork internally. with a new bike like that it would be wise to locate a service manual here that will give all the info you need for it...someone just posted up a link on here to a load of manual downloads..

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/husky-manuals-for-download-stock-up.79225/
searched it for ya!

Ok, down on the compression clicker, is 'clock wise' the positive? Maybe counter clock wise is negative?

This helps. I'll start with triple clamp torque and axel alignment. Then back out the compression.

ADJUSTING THE FORK
a) COMPRESSION (LOWER REGISTER)
Standard calibration: -23 clicks.
Remove plug (B) and turn register (A) clockwise to reach the position of fully clo- sed; then, turn back by the mentioned clicks. Turn the register clockwise to obtain a harder braking action.
b) EXTENSION (upper register)
Standard calibration: - 10 clicks
To reset standard calibration turn register (C) clockwise to reach the position of fully closed; then, turn back by the mentioned clicks. To obtain a smoother braking action, turn the register anticlockwise. Reverse the operation in order to obtain a harder action.
c) AIR VENT (to carry out after each competition, or monthly). Set the motorcycle on a central stand and release the fork fully and loosen the air vent valve (D). Once this operation is over, tighten the valve.

Yes,
Turning the adjusters in clockwise is stiffer for compression. Clockwise rotation of the adjuster on top is stiffer on the rebound as well.

I would check/lower the oil level. Really made a big diffence in plushing mine out and getting full travel

Make sure all the alignments are correct as stated above and just open the clickers ... Its not gonna hurt anything to open the compression clickers up to within a couple clicks of wide-open or closed and see how the ride feels. You might learn something on suspensions ... And you gotta be a little careful with the clickers ...Some of that stuff is made pretty weak internally and can strip ...Meaning, do not force the turns...when it bottoms out, just stop turning .

Rebound is a different story, ESP if jumping the bike as you might not get lift off the jump face if the rebound is slower ... Whatever the default is, that's where I'd start.

I've got the same bike and just lowered the oil in the forks to get a softer ride after the clickers would not give me what I was looking for.... Can't remember what my oil CC count is, but its pretty low off the default amount. I gotta go back out on the track with mine and might have to add oil back into mine.

Great Info guys - Thanks. Suspension has always been my weakness. On my original '08, I had the suspension reworked by a local guru and it rides like butter! I bought this second WR250 for my college son to ride so I'm not investing a ton of money into it and it doesn't have to be perfect.