40 mm forks

[dmcoz]

any one filled and redrilled the damping holes on the 40mm forks? i would like less compression and a tad more rebound (oil change just doesnt cut it and no matter how hard i look i cant find the clickers ). years ago there was always articles on how to adjust your forks for japanese bikes but im wondering if anyone has ever changed the damper rod orifices in any way? which holes are the comp and rebound?

You can't be looking hard enough - here are my clickers

 

[fredHVA79]

could you tell us more ****************************************!
@+fred

 

[Vinskord]

"Notice the cross bar on his bars? Never found a set quite like them?"

dartyppyt - the bars are from a Can Am:

 

[dartyppyt]

"Notice the cross bar on his bars? Never found a set quite like them?"

dartyppyt - the bars are from a Can Am:

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That would prob explain it. My friend did have a Can Am that he raced before Husky.

 

[dmcoz]

could you tell us more !
@+fred

Late ish KTM EXC internals. Little bit of machining required for the internals but not too bad and open up the bottom. Gives you clickers top and bottom.

 

[dmcoz]

Late ish KTM EXC internals. Little bit of machining required for the internals but not too bad and open up the bottom. Gives you clickers top and bottom.

And also used WR short lower legs.

 

[suprize]

"Does it work?!!" they all yelled....

 

[dmcoz]

"Does it work?!!" they all yelled....

Do bears shit in the woods they yelled back....

 

[ajcmbrown]

Much more info needed dmcoz!

 

[dmcoz]

Much more info needed dmcoz!

Difficult to put into words and as I don't have install photos cannot do that either. Take a set of ktm exc internals to a good suspension shop where they also do machining and they will sort it..

 

[DeathFromAbove]

Do bears shit in the woods they yelled back....

Polar Bears do not shit in the woods.....Yet!!

 

[ajcmbrown]

Difficult to put into words and as I don't have install photos cannot do that either. Take a set of ktm exc internals to a good suspension shop where they also do machining and they will sort it..

Any idea which year model EXC internals?

 

[Bigbill]

I been buying the cr500 fork assemblies figuring there probably the best to start off with. I noticed years ago they install a piece of pvc pipe spacer to the springs to bring up the tention. When I took apart a elevator buffer(shock) the most holes for oil flow were at the top. There was less and less oil holes as the piston went down. I guess you guys tune the oil flow too by adding more holes? Do you change the diameter of the oil holes as you go down? By bigger holes on top smaller holes near the bottom.? I’m just trying to get an idea on what you guys do to tune the front forks.

Do you blend different weights of oil? Or just use a standard known weight?

 

[Kartwheel68]

The only difference (if any) in a 500 fork and any other size Husqvarna bike fork would be the spring rate, everything else is the same.

 

[Bigbill]

Thanks Kartwheel68.

 

[silverstreakNZ]

Semi relevant picture

 

[suprize]

ol mate does a trick with valve springs to remove those crappy top out washers

 

[jo360]

John, going try 75 sae weight trans fluid,will let you know how it pans out.

 

[Kartwheel68]

ol mate does a trick with valve springs to remove those crappy top out washers

This can work, but because there is no existing top out spring, any spring you install you will lose that much travel compared to the stock Husky setup. A spring works very well with CR damping rods on a WR, using the lost travel of the top out spring to bring the CR travel down to work with WR length rear suspension. I have this on one of my WRs and it works good.

 

[suprize]

thats what he does. atf is great in the tree roots and tight stuff but it gets all boingy boingy once you hit third gear. im going for 12.5 next as a simple try. should keep the high speed stable but give me back some plushy