evenace2006
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- Feb 20, 2006
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Hey everyone!
I'm pretty new to the site and dirtbikes in general and have been trying to find an answer to my problem, and I think I'm on the right track.
I have a 1995 KX80 small wheel and I'm trying to figure out how the rear shock compression adjustment works. The rebound adjustment (on the bottom of the shock) clicks around from full left to full right and it does seem to work which is good. BUT the compression adjuster doesn't seem to have a full left or right setting. I turn the screw and it has definite 'clicks' to it, but it just keeps turning and turning... I dont have an owners guide for it, but have ordered a workshop manual.
I found another post where somebody said that the compression adjuster on the KX100 is 'different' to normal bikes in that it turns a full 360 degrees then it's back where it started, and basically I was wondering if mine is the same?
I also tried to bleed a tiny bit of nitrogen out of the shock to basically see if there was any in there (just a tiny split second blip of the valve) and a tiny bit came out and now it's basically empty.. So I'm thinking that could be half of my problem. In any case I have removed the shock from the bike and am going to take it to my local bike shop to see what can be done to it. But they are a Yamaha dealer (no Kwaka dealers close by and my roadbike is a Yammie) and they weren't able to give me an answer about the compression adjuster continuously turning.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!!
Mark
I'm pretty new to the site and dirtbikes in general and have been trying to find an answer to my problem, and I think I'm on the right track.
I have a 1995 KX80 small wheel and I'm trying to figure out how the rear shock compression adjustment works. The rebound adjustment (on the bottom of the shock) clicks around from full left to full right and it does seem to work which is good. BUT the compression adjuster doesn't seem to have a full left or right setting. I turn the screw and it has definite 'clicks' to it, but it just keeps turning and turning... I dont have an owners guide for it, but have ordered a workshop manual.
I found another post where somebody said that the compression adjuster on the KX100 is 'different' to normal bikes in that it turns a full 360 degrees then it's back where it started, and basically I was wondering if mine is the same?
I also tried to bleed a tiny bit of nitrogen out of the shock to basically see if there was any in there (just a tiny split second blip of the valve) and a tiny bit came out and now it's basically empty.. So I'm thinking that could be half of my problem. In any case I have removed the shock from the bike and am going to take it to my local bike shop to see what can be done to it. But they are a Yamaha dealer (no Kwaka dealers close by and my roadbike is a Yammie) and they weren't able to give me an answer about the compression adjuster continuously turning.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!!
Mark