I own a 93 Yam WR250. love the bike. I like the way it feels, fits and power delivery. I need better suspension, though. I had the forks and shock serviced/revalved to make them more plush, but then they bottomed harrrdddd on medium to large jumps. Lakeshore said they could only do so much with the dated technology.. I added a bit more oil in the forks and it helped the bottoming, but i lost some plushness. I am 6ft 185lb and the WR fits me good. The suspension works ok in woods but hammers me to death at a motox track or on bumpy straights (not to mention the hard bottoming on the face of jumps and landing).
Question:
Will a rebuild using aftermarket parts keep the plushness and remove the hard bottoming? Will aftermarket parts help my 93 WR 250 suspension to act like newer technology or am I just wishing for something that can't be done??????? I want low speed plushness that won't bottom hard on jumps (when i fall short or over shoot) and won't beat me to death on rough surfaces.
ps. I don't race, but ride hard and am 40yrs old.
any words of wisdom???????
signed,
Third World Racing Team member (don't throw that away, we could make something out of it!!!)
Question:
Will a rebuild using aftermarket parts keep the plushness and remove the hard bottoming? Will aftermarket parts help my 93 WR 250 suspension to act like newer technology or am I just wishing for something that can't be done??????? I want low speed plushness that won't bottom hard on jumps (when i fall short or over shoot) and won't beat me to death on rough surfaces.
ps. I don't race, but ride hard and am 40yrs old.
any words of wisdom???????
signed,
Third World Racing Team member (don't throw that away, we could make something out of it!!!)