My not too technical evaluation of the 02CR125

[marcusgunby]

I stripped a friends forks the other day-heres what i found.
Base valve is indentical to 01-still has bleed shims.
Midvalve now has a bleed shim to hold the midvalve off the piston by 0.1mm-this allows a bit of extra bleed before the stack opens up.The midvalve is softer than 01.
Fork springs are rated at 0.44 which are stupid stiff for a 125 i put on 0.42s for 170lb rider.
Oil level is lower this year to counteract the stiffer springs-i set it at 110mm.
Overall the 02 fork is better than the 01 but only because of the midvalve changes and oil heights.
Removing the bleed shims on the base valve made a small difference but even with softer springs i didnt think they were soft enough. Revalving the forks is needed for lighter riders IMO.:mad:

 

[marcusgunby]

Follow up

Well ive found out a few things about the euro CRS-they come with different springs than the US models so beware-The euro CRs have 0.42 springs and have donw so for a few years where the US models in 01 had 0.43 and 02 0.44:mad:

On the shock i havnt stripped one but i tried every combination of clickers to reduce the kick under breaking but i never was happy with the results-i ended up full soft on the comp(high and low speed) and 2 clicks less rebound.
Even with std clicker settings the shock has a habit of feeling stiff and still blowing through the stroke occasionally:think