2008 yz 125 forks,

[justreal]

 Well I've been lurking about and searching and reading about later model forks installed on these fine machines. Well I came across an 08 yz 125 roller for a couple hundred bucks it is a very low hour / ride time bike still had original front tire. Anyway I did a bit of research on these forks and heard good reviews so I took on the swap. after machining the steering stem to work and getting the triple clamps set up I took the forks apart cleaned and inspected and new seals and fluid they are on and feel pretty good with just some bouncing about in the drive way and garage I am planning a trip to the mountains this weekend to feel them out , I also have a good hunch that gold valves for the forks and shock are in the near future for increased tuning and balancing ability. now if I can remember how to add pictures they are soon to follow . Oh I also put a pro circuit pipe back on it, had one years ago and had an incident with a raptor or the like at about 60 mph or so, but thats another story . pics to follow .  [/img][/img]  Well lets see if that worked .

[justreal]

 Having issues with pics . ,, again ,, lol

[justreal]

[justreal]

[sandblaster]

That's cool.
We need a ride report 

[Foxx4Beaver]

I think Polar-Bus bought an '08 YZ125, and raved how much he loved the stock forks.

[justreal]

 Hi all Im planning on going to the mountains tomorrow and will report on the function. One thing I was kind of surprised about , when I use race tech's spring calculator it recommends the same weight spring that is already in the 08 forks , hmmmm any way reports are coming .

[justreal]

Well the initial test ride was postponed till yesterday (grandpa duties) . So after a couple minor adjustments I hit the trails and wow what a difference. although the shock is in need of some maintenance I can honestly say the bike feels better in all aspects . I am going to "refresh" the shock this week and reevaluate the complete package, I am excited to feel the transformation.  Oh on a different note I also test rode a brand new pair of tech 7 boots , what a nice boot.

[Foxx4Beaver]

awesome!...keep the reports coming.

[justreal]

   Howdy all , well its been some time now and the yz forks are wonderful IMO and as you all well know life happens hence my absence . I havent had a chance to get into the rear shock yet but suspect ,, scratch that ,, it will be coming apart soon . Late last fall I started to notice a considerable power loss and plug readings getting wayyy lean , just out of the blue jet up and up and , duhhh main seals . so engine is coming out and gonna follow the oh so wonderful wright ups on this next operation , will start a new post for that though , now for something completely different . I purchased an 88 cr500 from my close bud and it was in some need of love for sure but got her ripping for a considerable amount less than the k5 engine build plus Ive known the cr for many years engine is quite fresh and strong , will put some pics up in "my other rides" section and keep yall updated on the engine build as I will most likely have some tech/personal preference questions along the way thanks for takin the time to read this and look forward to any and all coments questions etc.