2019 V-Strom 650XT Gets Cartridge Emulators for the Front Forks 

Good to hear from you sir.. glad you liked the video. I am always available for advice for what it is worth... thanks for watching and keep safe out there... :)

Good to hear from you sir, glad you liked the video. Installing the Gold Valve Emulators in the V-Strom forks is the single best modification I have ever made on a motorcycle. It totally changed the bike. It is quite good on rough gravel roads and trails now... thanks for watching and good luck with all your projects... :)

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Good to hear from you sir, glad you liked the video. Be sure and contact Racetech before ordering your springs, they can tell you the correct spring rate to order for your bike,weight, riding style ect. Good luck, thanks for watching and keep safe out there... :)

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How did the wide quality chance ? I recently both a v strom and I find the compression is too high/stiff. At low speeds and at high speeds, a lot of the ground/road small imperfections travel up to the bars. Making for uncomfortable ride The big bumps are smoother

@@flozanoj yes sir, with the cartridge emulators the suspension works an soaks up the hits unlike the stock damper rod dampening that will jar your teeth out when you hit a small hole... Thanks for watching... :)

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Good to hear from you sir, Hope you love your new XT as much as I do mine... congrats... thanks for watching... keep safe out there.. :)

Hello there sir, good to hear from you... The valve kit comes with some steel tube that you can cut to length and use for spacers. I used 1" schedule 40 PCV pipe for spacers on my bike but either one is fine... thanks for watching and keep safe out there... :)

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Hello there sir, Yes the Emulators will smooth out those dirt roads. You will also need to replace the front springs when you do it. The emulators manufacturers tech support people can help you select the proper springs for your application before you order your parts. You can call or email tech support at racetech.com for that information.... Thanks for watching, good luck with your project and keep safe out there... :)

Thank you for the information!I want to ask you if i must buy and adapters for the emulators.

@@bitfly2 No adapters were necessary with my V-Strom... the Emulators covered the damper rod perfectly. Thanks.... :)

@@ozarksbackroads5484 Οκ thank you Sir.Now after installation this kit when you go in abnormal road,when you go down or up the sidewalks does the suspension hit?I mean makes a noise like a knock knock in sharp puddle or bump or has a quiet and velvety function?By the way the spacers for the preload you install its from pvc?Im sorry for a lot of questions but you understand me...Thank you again.

@@bitfly2 hey there... I haven't heard any unusual noises from the front forks. They are quiet when going over rough terrane. They just sound like any other motorcycle I have ridden. Yes I used PVC pipe for my spacers but the kit comes with metal tubing you can use for the spacers. Good luck with your project... thanks for watching... :)

Hello there sir, I set the sag on my bike to be 20mm less than it was stock. My bike had 40mm sag stock so I set mine to 20mm. I am happy with the suspension performance and handling with this set up. If you want to keep yours at stock height just measure your sag before you install the emulators and set it back to that height. Good luck with your projects and keep safe out there... :)

Good to hear from you sir... I would give support at Racetech.com a call or email them and have them tell you what spring to order for your weight and riding style. They can make sure you get the correct setup for your application. Good luck with your project... let me know how it works out for you... thanks for watching and keep safe out there... :)

Hello there sir, good to hear from you. The cartridge emulators wont give any lift to the forks but the length of spacer used will determine the ride height of the front forks. I this video I cut my spacers to give me a .750 inch lift over the stock height on the front forks. I have a suspension lift video for the V-Strom you can check out here.... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EpC6nYNFwDo.html I have the 2 inch Roks Risers on my V-Strom and I did not have any cable issues. I did remove the wire cable guides on the front of the steering head to free up the cables and give the more free movement.... hope this helps... thanks for watching and keep safe out there... :)

Hello there sir, good to hear from you. Your wish has been granted. The new v-strom 700 has proper upside down cartridge dampened forks and a 700cc parallel twin engine. It should be a much better package. Not sure what they will call it since it's not a V-Twin any more. I hope we see it here in the states in 23... figures crossed... :)

@@jonsmith9892 thank you for update I can't afford a new bike though I will look for a good used one and find a good mechanic Let me know if you have some pointers Thanks

Hey there... good to hear from you. Glad you like the vids... you can check out the skid plate here.... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-c5dRVT9mp_s.html Thanks for watching... keep safe out there... :)

Hello there sir, good to hear from you. Yes those are one and a half inch rise ROX risers. That is about 40mm of rise. I did not have to extend any cables or wires just loosen free up some of the cable stays in front of the steering head. Hope that helps... thanks for watching and have a great Holliday Season... :)

Thanks a lot sir!

@@ozarksbackroads5484 Brilliant! Thank you! I noticed those risers immediately, and I came to ask the exact same thing.

Hello sir, good to hear from you. I am around 200 pounds or 90Kg. If you are going to order springs and valves I would email or call support at Racetech they will tell you what spring to get for your application, weight ect. hope this helps... thanks for watching and keep safe out there.. :)

good to hear from you sir, that was a MU hat that day.... thanks for watching... keep safe out there... :)

Hey there, good to hear from you. I just checked the RaceTech website and they say the gold valve kit is the S4311 for a 2020 DL650. You will need to go to there website and use there spring rate calculator if you are going to get the correct springs and also there setup instructions for your specifications... Good luck with all your projects and thanks for watching... :)

@@ozarksbackroads5484 Thanks a ton Jon and I'll take your advice and do that. Keep the great Vstrom vids coming. Tons of them on the road down here in southern PA but other than myself and a few Suzuki dealers locally...nobody really knows how to work on and maintain them properly. Regards, John Lutz

Good to hear from you sir, If you aren't going to be doing much dirt I would say go ahead and skip the emulators. The emulators really shine on rough tracks but on the highway it is hard to tell much difference with them... Good luck sir and thanks for watching... :)

Good to hear from you sir, I am not sure if RaceTech offers installation services or not... You could drop them an email and find out I suppose. They have a contact us link on their website at Racetech.com... Thanks for watching... Keep safe out there... :)

hello there sir, good to hear from you. I just went with the spring rate chart on the ProCycle web site and used the spring that it recommended. I found it to be spot on for me... good luck and thanks for watching... :)

Hello there sir, good to hear from you. You should be able to buzz the damper rod bolt out with an impact gun if you do it before you remove the spring from the fork leg. The spring pressure holds down on the damper rod and helps to keep it from turning. At 7:10 in the video I cover this. The same holds true when you go to put the final torque on the damper rod bolt... do it after the spring is re-installed. If you get a stubborn damper rod bolt that does spin the damper rod with the spring in and an impact or buzz gun won't remove it then you will need a damper rod holding tool like this one.... www.revzilla.com/search?_utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=damper+rod+holding+tool Stick this baby in the end of the damper rod and use a long extension or several short ones together and hold it with a ratchet and you can remove or torque the damper rod bolt... Good luck and thanks for watching... :)

@@ozarksbackroads5484 - Thanks! It's good to know that a special tool isn't always necessary to hold the damper rod from spinning when removing that end bolt - and it's good to know that special tools ARE available if they're needed.

Good to hear from you sir. The clunk on sharp hits remained in my forks... Thanks for watching... keep safe out there... :)

I am not sure what the issue is there, if you drop them an email they will get back to you ... they are pretty good about that.... thanks for watching... good luck... :)

Hello there sir, good to hear from you. If your front forks are bottoming out your bike probably is not sprung properly. Your best bet would be to install heavier springs in the fork first and see how that does. Emulators only work with damper rod forks. Your 1050xt has proper up side down cartridge dampened forks so emulators are not an option for you. You can turn the compression dampening up on the front forks to reduce the amount of dive in the front forks as well to reduce and perhaps stop the front forks from bottoming out... good luck and thanks for watching... :)

I used 500ml per fork. a 1 liter bottle was exactly enough... :)

@Ozarks Backroads ok thanks, excellent video.

Hello there sir, good to hear from you. Yes the FGR got the recall work completed but I wound up selling it before I got it out of the dealers service department. I plan on picking up a new one soon... thanks for watching... keep safe out there.. :)