• 2 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     WR = 2st Enduro & CR = 2st Cross

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    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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125-200cc What weight shock spring for ......

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Husqvarna
AA Class
... 195 lb rider + gear . So 205 - 210 lbs? I ride mx only on the bike, with an occasional gp thrown in. Any suggestions? On previous bikes I've preferred heavy springs and light valving.... bike is a 2014 cr 125
I'm ordering from HoH today....
 
I'm 20lbs lighter and I run a 5.8 on my 2009. I probably could have bumped up to a 6.0 with less preload and got the right sag numbers but the 5.8 feels pretty good.

Dwight contends that the spring that will perform the best is the stiffest with the minimum amount of preload that yields proper sag numbers.
You will probably be able to get the right sag numbers with a variety of springs but for softer springs more preload will be needed which according to Dwight gives a harsher ride.
 
Good info. I'm about 195 and may have been able to go even heavier on the spring but I will make the 6.0 work. I'm riding the stock (5.0?) spring right now. I tend to ride jumpier tracks and I have to really get forward on the bike to keep it level or slightly nose down while jumping. I may need heavier fork springs too. Some jump faces were really compressing the forks and I was getting some high speed wobble in faster sections. I just picked up a gpr stabilizer set up custom modded for the cr. I'm debating if it will go the cr or my rm.....
 
The other unfortunate variable is that just because a spring is marked as a 6 or 5.8 etc and sold as one doesn't mean that is what it is.
That is why professional tuners measure the springs to be sure. I have heard this from more than one professional tuner.
 
uranys said:
I'm 20lbs lighter and I run a 5.8 on my 2009. I probably could have bumped up to a 6.0 with less preload and got the right sag numbers but the 5.8 feels pretty good.

Dwight contends that the spring that will perform the best is the stiffest with the minimum amount of preload that yields proper sag numbers.
You will probably be able to get the right sag numbers with a variety of springs but for softer springs more preload will be needed which according to Dwight gives a harsher ride.
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