Lately some customers have been asking us about the benefits of aftermarket suspension parts specifically for the Yz65/Yz85
- bottom out kits
- high speed adjusters
- lowering links
- shock knuckles
- smart valves
Our opinion based on years of experience racing is that these parts can all work fine, but the simple fact is you don’t need them for excellent safe reliable suspension.
Before you spend hard earned money on any aftermarket suspension components you must consider that one thing effects another. For example, if you install a lowering link to the rear shock – what is the effect on the chassis and the overall handling characteristics of the bike? Do you need to lower the front of the bike to compensate for the lowering of the rear? By how much? You need a balanced bike and the engineers at Yamaha, Honda, KTM, Kawasaki etc know what they are doing when it the design and geometry of your motorcycle.
At Chaseworks we ran all stock components in both Wyatt & Cohens Yz85’s which they won many NZ Titles on. When the boys were first on the Yz85’s we went down the same road buying aftermarket suspension parts and shocks etc. These parts look cool, it’s nice to show up with a tricked-out bike but we were hunting performance and often the gains were negligible – the wallet was a bit lighter though!
Then we meet Graeme Brough while at Ryan Hughes training facility in America and discovered a whole new world of suspension. We hired him for a day to set the boys bikes up and man what a difference it made to confidence on the bike and lap times. The biggest thing was Graeme only wanted to work with stock components and not the aftermarket parts/shocks we had with us. So our suspension journey began in January 2010. Over the past 12 years with Graeme’s guidance and my engineering skills (naval trained engineer) we have achieved results at the highest level in New Zealand and we use the same thinking in Wyatt’s Yz450F with all stock OEM components tuned with passion, experience and knowledge.
Good logical thinking behind the valving spec, correct amount of oil and springs for riders weight is our proven recipe for good handling suspension for your YZ65/YZ85 and all bikes for that matter!
We can do the same for you at any level and save you a lot of MONEY in the process. So, if you are thinking of spending money on aftermarket suspension components please call us first, we’ll share our experience and will work with you to get you an even better result!
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