• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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'09 TE 250 Suspension setup help

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derm75

Husqvarna
I have a handful of days riding a TE 250 under my belt and I'm looking for some advice on suspension setup. I'm probably not the typical rider; I don't race and I don't ride very aggressively. I tend to poke around and explore the dry, rocky, loose trails here in Colorado.
The suspension seems to be fairly stiff overall and I feel like I get bounced around a lot. I feel it most in the front end, it bounces around and I feel like I fight it for control. I've softened the settings up some without noticing much improvement. The owners manual states the stock settings (12 clicks or whatever it is) but doesn't specify the total range. Can I just keep backing off the adjusters until they stop? What about a lighter fork oil? (not sure what is in there)
I got this bike from my Dad, he didn't make any changes from stock ( no revalving or springs or anything like that).
I weigh about 190 with my gear on. Thanks in advance.
 
Here's what I did to my TE forks:
Backed out completely both adjusters for compression and rebound on the forks
Installed 2.5w fork oil, the thinnest I could get, BelRay 2.5w
After I got used to a more compliant front end, I dialed back in just a little compression
 
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