pete fry

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I understand I should bleed the air from the forks after every ride.But do you put the bike on the lift so the forks are fully extended or when the bike is sat under its own weight???
 

CaptainObvious

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pete fry said:
I understand I should bleed the air from the forks after every ride.But do you put the bike on the lift so the forks are fully extended or when the bike is sat under its own weight???

I see from your signature you have a 1990 KDX200. Does an "E" model KDX have a bleeder valve? I think it has a solid cap.
 

BadgerMan

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CaptainObvious said:
I see from your signature you have a 1990 KDX200. Does an "E" model KDX have a bleeder valve? I think it has a solid cap.

Good point. I used to own one of those bikes (a white 1990 KDX200) but I can't remember if it had bleeder screws or not. :coocoo:

It would be pretty easy to drill and tap a solid cap for the MP bleeder valves. It would probably help those old forks to keep the air bled off them. I remember them as being pretty harsh.
 
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Not meaning to thread jack, but are the bleeder screws the ones that are next to the compression/rebound (can't remember which one is on top) adjusters at the top of the forks?
 

BadgerMan

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Xtremesports445 said:
Not meaning to thread jack, but are the bleeder screws the ones that are next to the compression/rebound (can't remember which one is on top) adjusters at the top of the forks?

Yes, on a newer bike that would be the case.
 
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