Understanding Base Suspension Settings with Geoff Ballard | MXstore.com.au

GB covers the importance of getting the base suspension setting right for your dirt bike.

[@eyalcr500]

wow.... what a "PROFESSIONAL explanation" of suspension .... where would've we been without you :-}}

[@UTPP]

Top presentation GB, cheers mate.

[@jadonktm5099]

Great video and informal please do more vids cheers

[@jonoj7666]

thanks great info. can you do a vid on the mods you've done to your wr please, looks awesome :)

[@jeffestrada6857]

Good info thank you 👍

[@andrewbecker3700]

2021 yz450f. Made such a huge difference after I went over all the suspension settings it was like a completely different bike! I'm right at the upper limit of the springs and the bike was very sketchy when I'd get on it hard. I tried lowering the forks and hated it! At 5mm. now and also flipped the handlebar mounts around to bias foward in back holes. Not a fan of the stock tires at all. Putn a Maxxis maxxcross desert IT on the back and IRC ve35 vulcanduro up front!

[@MxstoreAustralia]

It's always good to experiment to get the right set up for you! 💯

[@mikedub9898]

any problems with the side panel melting on the exhaust ?

[@tonygee3284]

Very well explained .

[@MxstoreAustralia]

Thanks Tony!

[@endurotruckererniedesjardins]

Awesome video, I ride a 2018 yz250, I ride mainly hard enduro stuff. I weigh 230 pounds with gear. Is my stock springs good enough or what spring would you recommend, I grew up racing mx, intermediate level rider, but now I'm 44 and settled down alot. I also still run the 19 inch rear wheel ( for now). I dont jump big jumps anymore but I do ride very technical terrian with lots of loamy soil and granite rock.

[@tylerclees6226]

enduro trucker Ernie Desjardins I have a 19 yz250f, have got into the enduro riding myself, made some modifications to my bike. I’m 175lbs, I backed the tension off my rear spring three full rotations, backed off my adjuster screw all the way then five clicks, same on the forks, this made a world of difference, now it has more of the feel of an enduro instead of a mx bike. Fixing to slap on a set of Shinko Cheaters, those tires are amazing, a couple buddies run those, one of which has done super hard enduro in Idaho for years and says you can’t beat those tires. Everybody’s different but just thought I would throw a little advice out there, something that has worked for me

[@spicymeatball07]

Can any one tell me what are the average hours for these bikes b4 they need a rebuild , I have just purchased a 2017 bike with 144 hours on is this excessive .

[@tobymx7107]

350

[@JMast]

I don’t want really any sag in the back of my bike. Heavier rider 5’11 225lbs. Stiffer spring for a yzf250?

[@MxstoreAustralia]

A stiffer spring will help, we would recommend taking it to a local suspension tuner to see which one would best suit you as we don't sell springs.

[@JMast]

@@MxstoreAustralia thanks!

[@tylerandreotti3785]

What headlight and headlight plastic does that specific bike have?

[@MxstoreAustralia]

Hey Tyler, GB was given this headlight by Yamaha. He has also added the Ballards Universal Tail Light Extension which you can find on our site 👌🏼

[@tylerandreotti3785]

@MXstore Okay thank you!

[@Bowiehair]

Man I'm waiting for the details. I just watched ya talk about them. Lol.

[@MxstoreAustralia]

Please let us know if you have any questions 😀

[@shellylozano1052]

The rebound setting needs to be set at a slow setting, the weight of rider holding on the pegs will make bike fly in air after you hit a bump if it is set at to fast of a rate and you will get no traction cause are flying of the bike!

[@250txc]

4:45 -- Why is a ktm pictured here?

[@MxstoreAustralia]

It's just used as a reference as GB said, there's a lot of info in any bike manual! 👌🏼

[@250txc]

@@MxstoreAustralia Maybe... Still gives ktm air time...

[@MxstoreAustralia]

Yes it does! 🙂

[@davidnewby3263]

IM ONLY 70 KG