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Thanks for the feedback, I found after I sold some of the old parts doing the fork swap was actually cheaper than modifying the stock stuff would have been!

Glad you enjoyed it, here's a video I made about my fork swap ua-cam.com/video/TnZVQrEOBZs/v-deo.html, I also have a video about my rear shock setup on my channel.

@ oh thank you.

@Sneaky22ok hahaha hadn't thought of it that way, certainly wasn't intentional!

Hard bikes to beat for sure!

Sounds terrifying but fun!

Not yet, they've actually lasted pretty well given how much pavement I have rode on.

@ might have to check em out shit

Open air box, fmf pipe, 790 big bore kit, big valve head, web cam and pumper carb can give you an extra 20hp.

I avoid riding the snow on my DR, its just too heavy i guess.

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah I have found this way to spoon off the second side of the tire to be much easier. With the valve stem nuts I always put one on the inside and the other on the outside. But I always just finger tighten the outside one.

Thanks for watching, The first camp site was Caribou Creek rec site at km 101 up the B-road, The rocky section up the Flathead is about 200M with a few shorter sections after it as well, I do know that they deactivated it again in august this year so they may have added cross ditches and other deterrents. Nothing on this trip was secretive at all, I just looked in the back road map book and started going. I can share the route if you want.

I was trying to figure some of the routing out. If it is easier to answer via email, I put my email address in the description of my Kinbasket and the cliffs beyond, video. Not sure where 1:46 to 2:20 is. The bridge at 2:42: is that east of Fairmont crossing the Kootenay river? At 3:38 is that the Westside road? Not sure where 4:31 to 5 is. At 550, is that at the ENE end of Kinbasket Lake and then you take the B road back west towards the campsite. I could not tell if that road is still open. Was that filmed summer 2024? And then I take it you continued further west past the campsite? Then when you came out of there you seemed to be at Valenciennes Rec site. We continued further north there and came across some great scenic riding. Think you would really enjoy it. I made a short video of it called “Kinbasket and the cliffs beyond” The main road that continued on was completely blocked by trees. We got stranded at Valenciennes in early August because of mud slides. And thanks for the intel on the Flathead, I might try getting thru the washed on river/road section on a smaller bike this summer. Doug

@@dougiverson4297 Alright! filmed in July of 2024 and here is a link to my map: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1sYtdzVMAqNvSACZC1BrG3ldkgVAhmQQ&usp=sharing 1:46 to 2:20 is a interesting trail that goes from Kimberley to Skookumchuck. 2:42 and 3:38 you got those right. 4:31 - 5:00 was a quad trail that connects from Spilmacheen to Golden but burned this summer. 5:50 is the bridge over the end of Bush arm. The road goes a long long way past it. We rode to Km 125 where they started counting again until about 20KM. I watched you Kinbasket mudslide video, Scary stuff and pretty epic terrain. I want to go up that way next time i'm in the area. Let me know if you have any questions, Tyler

Thanks! The goggle defogging works great but is hard in goggle so maybe only do it with an old pair!

My understanding is that in British Columbia I'm allowed to have studs that protrude no more than 2mm. These are pretty close so I suspect I won't run into any issues with law.

Shockingly good. I was surprised by how good it worked

@LakemanADV I bought the front end, and with the wr front wheel, I can use the OEM speedometer. And bought a Sachs rear suspension from a Husqvarna. :) I hope within two weeks gonna be ready. And the big plus, after I changed the supermoto wheels, I realized somehow the previous owner gave me 18" rear wheel, with cushdrive :) awesome.

Yeah the T7 is a beast, the DR is more maneuverable for sure, especially with decent tires.

@@LakemanADV I ended up with a DRZ400

Awesome choice! Sometimes I wish I had gone that way

indeed. i have always done the same on my rebuilds but left that out of the video as people always seem to have strong feelings about using the 78% N2

Air works fine. I have a welder which uses Argon and a Racetech setup for recharging the shocks. On my 1985 KDX200 I experiment with different pressure settings. 160 to 180 PSI works best.

From a Husqvarna 2006- ? :)

Awesome bikes for sure, I'm in eastern BC so I feel you on the shortened riding season. Tough to find parts for these things is the only issue.

@@rabidwookie606 indeed it is!

Yeah it was in rough shape lol. It does have grease zerks but they were clogged. I did dismantle it and manually grease it and it has since been all good.

Although it didn't change the spring rate it did have the effect of the forks riding much stiffer as they now ride much higher in the stroke with the extra preload. But yes I should have clarified that in the video.

You contradict yourself in your own statement. Cutting the spring and adding a spacer is the same thing as just adding a smaller spacer and letting that part of the spring remain compressed.

​@@TheGamersRace No not true. Cutting springs shorter increases the spring rate. Adding preload will make the forks more stiff on small impacts.

@@speedtoad6167 Maybe on a standard spring, not on a progressive spring.

In Kootenays of British Columbia. Endless awesome terrain up here.

@@MS-sk7kw not certain. My understanding is that from about 2000 to 2005 will work using this method. 2003 for sure. Yamaha sold a boat load of yz400, yz426 and yz450s during those years so they are easy to find now.

If you can get the forks from an 05 or newer WR that are the open chamber style. They changed the brake line routing in 05 to a cleaner set up, also get WR 450 forks because the damping is set up for off road rather than motocross. The MX forks suck for off road riding when on the original Yamaha bike. The wr forks are also equipped for the odometer drive.

Worth noting the dr is about 120 lbs heavier than yz is so the MX valving actually works pretty well off road.

Glad you enjoyed the video!