'09+ Racetech Fork Gold Valves initial report:

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Jun 28, 2018 | 03:54 PM

#41

Brewster

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From: Hayward, CA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by reinigef

James at Performance Edge was going to use KX85/100 internals. He said they fit perfectly but the threads are smaller. He couldn't get the local machine shop to turn them down and rethread, they were worried about liability. Then with a '90's KX 250 fork cap you would have adjustable rebound...

Why go through all of that when you can use the 43mm forks from a mid 1990's KX?
https://web.archive.org/web/20170406...-forkswap.html

Ride on
Brewster

Jun 28, 2018 | 04:04 PM

#42

reinigef

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I could even get blue KX ones. I'm actually pretty happy now with his shims, new springs and oil.

Last edited by reinigef; Jun 28, 2018 at 04:52 PM.

Jun 28, 2018 | 09:42 PM

#43

Tacoma660

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Im getting in touch with a race tech sponsored tech that is a little further away but gonna see what he can do

Jul 28, 2024 | 11:56 AM

#44

tsc

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Got following chart for my fmgv 2040 kit and my specs. Low speed compression stack look much stiffer (1*0.15+ 8*0.10) compared to what I've seen in the first message.
What do you think folks? Don't want to reassemble fork twice.

Rider: 200 Lbs : Enduro : Intermediate/B Class : 30-44 Years Old : Tall (6'3" or 190cm plus) : Standard Stiffness : Standard Gas Tank : : : : : : :
: Not Lowered

FMGV 2040
Two Stage
Compression

Low speed
(1).15x17
(8).10x17
Crossover
.10x11
High speed
.10x17
.10x15
.10x13
.10x11
.10x9

Aug 30, 2024 | 07:15 AM

#45

tsc

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Revalved fork myself last week. And result is far beyond my expectations. Fork is very plush yet not bottoming. I've put zip tied, and since last trail riding still have 7-8 cm to the fork bottoming. So can make it even more plush. Didn't realized that fork could handle bumps with sharp edges that well!
I was very skeptical about RaceTech stuff in the beginning. Everyone was repeating "gold valves" again and again, so I was thinking it's a marketing bull****. I was so wrong - fork valve kit is the best $150 I've spent on the bike so far!