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quieter; that Yamaha vacuum
noise is a thing of the past. The
seat is thin and narrow and feels
good. The YZ is comfortable.
The YZ's suspension shows
good promise yet again. It's the
best fork in terms of initial com
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fort and provides good absorption
from small bumps and big hits.
The actual functionality of the
Yamaha KYB components is just
plain hard to beat. However, find
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ing a good balance between the
front and back is a different story.
When the front end was dialed,
the rear felt out of line and unpre-
dictable. When we got the rear
feeling stable, the front felt vague
and wanted to knife in the cor-
ners. We believe there is potential
to get the front and back to work
in harmony, but for us, there is
only so much time in the day.
We liked the fork's new tool-
less adjusters, making fork tuning
much easier.
You also have Yamaha's Power
Tuner App, which is great for tun-
ing the engine and maintaining the
engine maintenance log. There
are many things to like about the
Yamaha.
