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Dave Moss C14 suspension upgrade

kzz1king

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I have been going through some of Dave Moss's YouTube stuff. He has done a suspension upgrade video series in the 14. Too bad its not a freebie to see the whole thing. Not sure I wanna pay $48 for the year but might. Anyone watch it?
 
I haven't seen it either but watched a lot on You tube about setting the sag and adjusting the damping.
Trying that process helped me. It' ain't perfect, but it is better.

Ride safe, Ted
 
I haven't seen it either but watched a lot on You tube about setting the sag and adjusting the damping.
Trying that process helped me. It' ain't perfect, but it is better.

Ride safe, Ted
I sent both ends in to be rebuilt at about 70k. Revalved and resprung according to my weight and gear. I bolted it all in and never touched a dial. It was a great improvement. I didnt use this outfit but this is the one from the Dave Moss video.
 
I sent my front and rear suspension in to be re-valved and re-sprung to my weight and riding style and have loved it.....should have done that when I first got the bike! I'm not a fast or hard rider, but the handling is a dream and inspires much more confidence.
 
I sent my front and rear suspension in to be re-valved and re-sprung to my weight and riding style and have loved it.....should have done that when I first got the bike! I'm not a fast or hard rider, but the handling is a dream and inspires much more confidence.
Who did you use? I felt the same after I did mine.
 
I sent my front and rear suspension in to be re-valved and re-sprung to my weight and riding style and have loved it.....should have done that when I first got the bike! I'm not a fast or hard rider, but the handling is a dream and inspires much more confidence.
I am curious about how much a rebuild will set someone back. My best guess in round numbers would be around $500. Am I close?
 
Heres mine. I didnt need a new spring in the rear because I am a light weight 😄. Had to pay to ship it there as well. I am very happy with it. i had new fork seals installed also
 

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Heres mine. I didnt need a new spring in the rear because I am a light weight 😄. Had to pay to ship it there as well. I am very happy with it. i had new fork seals installed also
That is about what I expected. Might need to consider before the riding season.
 
Who did you use? I felt the same after I did mine.
Sorry Wayne. I missed this question. I used a guy out of Idaho. He did good work and installed the racetec valves I asked for. The front and rear cost me about 1K if I remember correctly....not including shipping. I can send you his contact info if you like.
 
I am curious about how much a rebuild will set someone back. My best guess in round numbers would be around $500. Am I close?
This year I had my front forks rebuilt locally and it cost $400. This week I am sending my rear shock for a rebuild to the person who originally made it rebuildable and customized it. I will let you know what the rear costs.

I had the front rebuilt because the fork seals were leaking after getting 65K and the last 50 miles were on a dirt road after getting lost. The shock is getting rebuilt because it also has 65K on it.
 
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