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Need Help With Tire Selection, KX 500. been out of the sport for to long

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Motodawg1:
I haven't done the sag yet, but I have a cheat sheet on how to do that. But how do you pre-load a shock?

Foxx4Beaver:

--- Quote from: Motodawg1 on August 03, 2015, 01:22:47 PM ---But how do you pre-load a shock?

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here's a vid...there's tons of "how-to" vids on you-tube...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUpt7w1fVDc

umberto:

--- Quote from: Foxx4Beaver on August 03, 2015, 01:27:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: Motodawg1 on August 03, 2015, 01:22:47 PM ---But how do you pre-load a shock?

--- End quote ---

here's a vid...there's tons of "how-to" vids on you-tube...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUpt7w1fVDc

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I can't remember what is was like working on a bike before youtube, but I know it was a lot harder.  Lots of trial and error (heavy on the error).  Rocky Mountain ATVMC makes some really good "how to" videos that they post on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/user/RockyMountainATVMC

Foxx4Beaver:

--- Quote from: Foxx4Beaver on August 03, 2015, 01:27:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: Motodawg1 on August 03, 2015, 01:22:47 PM ---But how do you pre-load a shock?

--- End quote ---

here's a vid...there's tons of "how-to" vids on you-tube...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUpt7w1fVDc

--- End quote ---

your shop manual will explain it too :wink:

Motodawg1:
ok, I already knew how to do that. I will get that setup asap. As far as my rebound settings and compression, do I set up my sag before doing anything else with the settings?

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