Is it worth is to spend $150-200 to tune my 97 RM250 forks?

rodH

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Aug 17, 2005
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Would it be smart to put this kind of money into my forks on a bike this old?. It is really the only complaint I have with my bike right now. I have a new top end and have spent a few hundred on it already, BUT I got the bike at $1300, so I can justify putting a little money into it since I was planning on spending up to $2000 on a bike anyway.

As I do the research it looks like this bike is known for having a very stiff compression with the forks. I guess I can look at it like even if I were to get a brand new bike at $7000+ it would be good to get the suspension dialed in to me?

Everything else seems to be running great (for now) but this is my biggest complaint about the bike after I hop off of an 05 YZ250, 04 crf250, 06 ktm sxf250, etc.....I just feel too many bumps up front.

Thoughts????
 

Chili

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Apr 9, 2002
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Only you can answer this question. Do you like the bike enough to keep it for a season or two? If so then get it set up right for you.
 
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