Tech Tips | HOW TO SET FORKS HEIGHT? 

Lower the bike quicker the turning...but sketchy for high speed. As a trail rider I have lowered the front end.

Justin. The front wheel washing out when turning left or right in let's say burms or s turns. May be somtning comlelty different. #1 cause in my opinion is gonna be tire pressure, on the average track I'm in the ballpark of 14-21 in the front. And 16 rear. Any harder or higher psi in front I'm getting chop or front end hop and easily washes out. I do like my fork a good 10-18mm passed the upper triple clamp to lower front end for performing in turns im always fighting my bike in turns especially rights.

Another issue that causes that is dabbing the front brake in the turn. If you're running a Michelin Starcross, get rid of that thing. I highly recommend the Dunlop MX33. It sticks like fly tape.

Tire pressures normally in the 12 - 15 psi range. Soft terain lower and hard terrain like rocks 15. MX racers often use 13, 13.5 psi..

Yes absolutely, it will help you a lot especially in entering turns

@@ManuelLucchese1 appreciate it Manuel!

Yes you can.

I've run Motion Pro micro fork bleeders so I don't need a screwdriver. I tilt my bike onto the side stand to lift the front wheel then burp/balance the forks. I do that before every ride and typically an hour or two into the trail, once the suspension is good and warm.

You will need to reset your sag.

No! :)

No worries for only 2mm you won't even feel the difference :)

@@ManuelLucchese1 Well thank you for your response, that's good news, because I don't have a paddock stand in front

I can feel a 1 mm change to how the bike handles and steers. Definitely I can notice 2 mm's.

@human1513 I didn't feel the 2 mm, so maybe it's all in your head, or it depends on the bike you ride

Wild One yes just desert racing the setting is always as low as possible, for all other type of tracks you need to trial and error. It's fundamental because only this way you really start knowing your bike and how setting up differently reacts in the handling of the bike. I can guarantee you that after some months of trial and error you will develop the knowledge and feeling to then know exactly where to place them as soon as you know which envoironment you will be riding in. This also applies to all other settings on motorbikes, just fiddling you discover what suits you best. What I am trying to do is to send you in the right direction making it a little easier understanding the dynamics so that you know which modifications to try out :)

thanks, so basically if bike front is prone to washing out in corners I need to put forks higher. Do I need take wheel off for this adjustment?

No you don't need to take it off if you want to make a slight adjustment but for sure if you take off the wheel its easier.

@@ManuelLucchese1 so u can make your forks taller i didnt know that cuz my bike is a 250 BUT DOESNT look like one the height is more like an 85 but a big bigger

Richel Tong Same thing happened to me! I’m sitting in front of my bike and don’t know how to lower the forks and bring the yokes back up oh gawd!!!

If you lower the triple clamps yes then the bike is slightly lower

@@ManuelLucchese1 advice from an expertise like u , i am now very much confident to lower the triple clamps , thank u sir.

Yamaha WR450F with the Rally Kit from Rebel X Sports

Thanks. Although I'm not a fan of 4 strokes, this bike really deserves a compliment as far as looks go. That's also a nice, alien looking headlight mount you've got there. The fairing's are what threw me off mark though or I could've told this was a YZF from stock fairings. Thanks again for making the video.