Has anyone attempted a revalve front and rear?

So i called racetech and purchased a set of there gold valves. They have not arrived yet so i did the initial tear down. Front forks pretty straight forward. When i arrived at the shock i noticed that it does not have a schrader valve. Seems to be a small hole. I can only assume that i need a needle right ? can someone suggest a kit? is it possible to swap this setup for a scrader valve? How come i dont see any posts of people doing there own suspension work on this bike. Is it because of the cartridge fork?

All your suspension needs are here. http://go-race.com/wordpress/

I've had mine apart several times. Revalved and resprung.

henry954 wrote:

How come i dont see any posts of people doing there own suspension work on this bike. Is it because of the cartridge fork?

My guess it's partly due to whether you have the correct tools and knowledge to do the job but mostly knowling what valving actually works. I don't mind doing all my own wrenching up to a point but it's worth my time to buy the knowledge someone else has worked to develop. I recently had Go Race rebuild my rear shock (I don't want to have to deal with nitrogen charging) but had him send me springs and a base valve kit for the forks. This not only saved me money on shipping forks but I have a better baseline to work from now instead of me guessing at what might or might not work.

Excuse the delayed post , but the new suspension is phenomenal . This is the first time I upgrade the suspension on one of my bikes. Hard to believe those little shims make that big of a difference. Rocks roots woops ; the suspension don't give a f@$&$. Really nice feeling. Got the racetech components and purchased the oil somewhere else. There oil is pricey. Did not save that much money. I did this myself because of pride. Ive been
Riding for a long time and Im not showing any signs of stopping either so I like to work on my own bike. Anyway very worthwhile mod. I was riding on a ski mountain today and boy was I impressed. I wasn't being deflected violently like the old suspension used to do. Basically the suspension soaks up everything then recovers quickly. The result is more enjoyment from your ride.

Sounds like a good move.

What kind of advice would you give a WR-250R or WR-250X rider that is on the fence and just not convinced that doing such a thing would be worth it to them, yet still wonder about it from time-to-time?

its a lot of coin. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. LIKE I SAID YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SAVE A TON OF MONEY DOING IT YOURSELF EITHER. Racetech parts are expensive. I would say it boils down to how passionate you are about riding, and/or how aggressive you want to get. Up until now i have not had the desire to go faster. As i read on the forums what suspension mods were doing for riders i started to get curious. The downside is that your going to probably have to do this everytime you get a new bike. Ive had the ktms and the suspension were not perfect either. they could of used some work. i sold those big thumpers. Im much better matched with this bike. I commute to nyc every morning with it also. Rain or shine. IF THERE IS A MORE VERSATILE BIKE OUT THERE ; i HAVE NOT RIDDEN IT YET.

http://fastbikeindustries.com/
Had Dave,are all the suspension guys named Dave ?, revalved mine as the sumo site was giving good reviews about him. Best money i have spent on this bike ever. Got sick of this thing trying to toss me off in mid corner.This bike is so much more fun to play on. If i could only have one mod,a revalve would be it.

www.trailtricks.com

good stuff

dtx wrote:

http://fastbikeindustries.com/
Had Dave,are all the suspension guys named Dave ?, revalved mine as the sumo site was giving good reviews about him. Best money i have spent on this bike ever. Got sick of this thing trying to toss me off in mid corner.This bike is so much more fun to play on. If i could only have one mod,a revalve would be it.

Mine were done too by fastbikeindustries

Front and rear. I like it a lot, feels much better :)

Marylucky wrote:

dtx wrote:

http://fastbikeindustries.com/
Had Dave,are all the suspension guys named Dave ?, revalved mine as the sumo site was giving good reviews about him. Best money i have spent on this bike ever. Got sick of this thing trying to toss me off in mid corner.This bike is so much more fun to play on. If i could only have one mod,a revalve would be it.

Mine were done too by fastbikeindustries

Front and rear. I like it a lot, feels much better :)

I would go as far to say its not eaven the same bike anymore,yes you can quote me on that