OK first winter 07 RTX needs help

[race24x]

I have a 07 RTX and the rear suspension is almost as bad as my RX1 was. How can I make this thing take a stutter bump and not bottom out? Who would you guys recommend for shock revalve as I am suer Yamaha didnt do that right at all? I tried softer setting for spring (2) I tried every setting on the shock all the way to the first click and stutter bumps it was still to hard. I weigh 290 Lbs and it seems like no matter what the back is stiff. I can push my buddies GT down with one knee, I have to use both arms to push my RTX down at all. The GT has a nice ride on stutters seems a tiny bit soft on big bumps, but I am a heavy guy. Can I make the RTX ride close to the GT?

 

[woolyviper]

start at the front and reduce you air pressure in your fox floats - as low as 45 pounds. put some preload on our center shock and make sure your limiter keeps the preload on the front shock - you will have to experiment with your spring setting in the rear - start on medium and start with your clicker three clicks soft from middle - on those skids, your center shock has to work together with your rear shock or it will rattle your teeth. phazers just the same. you have to start with the front because if you are to stiff, you unload the center and then it will buck when the center contacts the bump and transfer the buck to the rear.

 

[race24x]

So are you saying make the front spring stiffer as in tighten the adjuster? Anyone on shock rebuild?

 

[race24x]

So winter is coming and I am looking over my sled for this year going through everything and replacing wear rods, sliders and anything else. I have the shocks out and talked to Pioneer performance about rebuild and revalve plus new center spring. Does anyone have any feedback good or bad about there setup. I have read alot on this in the forum but the best description I have found was for a setup from Carver. Does anyone have any other suggestions comments etc?

 

[ahicks]

If I weren't doing my own, I'd likely go with Carver. We seem to think along similar lines, I don't know about the others. I agree with loading up the front spring skid spring to get some of the load off the back. If you'd like the shock problem particulars and haven't read through ReX's "sticky" notes, you probably should. The "multi stage" aka "progressive" valve stacks are an exellent plan.... he goes into the details. FWIW -Al