ZeroClient wrote:
Looks like you have clickers on the Fox shocks. Those are progressive springs similar to dual rate.
Set your SAG (Front and Rear) to about 20% with driver weight (Balast) 70/30% - Seat/footwell.
(Front and Rear) If its riding rough and not reacting much to bumps, decrease compression
(Front and Rear) If after several fast bumps it bottoms out, decrease rebound in the front.
(Rear) If the machine seems to buck when releasing off of jumps/rotating front-downward, increase rear rebound hardness.
So, CW has some 83 & 84mm pistons for their 440cc kit, but my understanding is neither of those require a spacer as they are just over-cast sizes from Wiseco.... A CR500 piston (AKA FL500 sleave/conversion) needs a spacer because the CR500 piston is slightly taller than the FL400/440 pistons - hence the spacer.
If it were me, I'd first Measure squish. Then drain the coolant and pull the head off. Measure bore diameter. Measure piston/wall clearance. Prepare to buy a new head gasket (Which will likely need to be bored to the current 84~90mm size.
Wow, thanks so much for everything, I'm learning a bunch I thought I'd have to just figure out myself.
I have 0 sag right now which is nice for high speed, horrible for running over even a paperclip. I will adjust to your suggestion. I've done all my suspension for dirt bikes and raced for a long time so I understand how to adjust but that 70/30 split is gold. I had no clue.
When I take it apart I'll measure everything. I have the original owner's name so I can see what CW did to it originally, but who knows what else has been done in the meantime.
I am going to do the whole top end, check the bottom end, replace the reeds most likely, rebuild the carb from the ground up, maybe mod the air filter box a bit more as I don't like the way it sits and where the snorkel is positioned. I'll add the fan (still looking for a suitable replacement) and give the entire cooling system a flush and check the radiator. I plan to replace the battery with Lithium battery I have spare that has a lot more power and add a winch I have sitting in the garage. That's as far as I have gotten at this point in terms of the list of things to do. After all that I'll look into serious suspension changes if they are feasible.