I have a stock '01 300exc. I'm an intermediate rider 175# (w/gear)and I'm having trouble with the forks. The rear is great. The fork is harsh on the small stuff unless the compression is almost all the out, then it blows through the travel and bottoms on the medium hits. On the once the year trip to the MX track, 3 clicks more comp. and the fork works great. Settings and oil are stock. I've heard removing the high speed stack helps. Anyone have fix more me? Has anyone tried gold valves in their WPs?