Has anyone had good results with heavier springs up front and the Cogent Dynamics Modoc on the rear on a XT225?
Its expensive and only want to spend the dough if it is worth it.

I'm replying kind of late but here you go. I did Cogents for both wheels. The road feel firmed up a little, less nose dive under braking. The off-road had me feeling more engaged to the surface where as the OEM suspension was mushy, bottomed out and pogoed. I'd say if you're over 220lbs or are more aggressive moving through the terrain it would be a good upgrade.

I just did Cogent valves and springs in the front and a YSS shock in the rear. Overall a big improvement over stock. Haven't ridden it on dirt yet but jumping off of curbs and riding up curbs Ive noticed that the bike is more composed. Kind of pricey but if your going to ride dirt the bike really needs help no matter which route you go. This is my wife's bike but anything that reduces the chance of a crash is worth the money..

Yes, old thread but same experience here. Full Cogent setup on my '02 and it is a completely different bike. Lots of money but the increased joy of riding it is well worth the price. There really isn't anything available at any price that has all the attributes of the 225 with Cogent suspension under it.

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Yes,
Great results.

Started with the Front Springs.
Installed the Cogent .42kg/mm
and the Drop-in Cartridges and that
got rid of all of the mushy/bottoming out
of the OEM's.
Great Improvement up-front.

Enjoyed the ride for a few months, then
moved to the Rear Suspension.

I then ordered the 7.1 kg/mm Cogent 'Modoc'
Rear Shock which had a 6-8 week lead time.


While I waited, I started on the Rear Arm
and the Swing Arm Relay Linkage.

With the OEM Shock removed, before removing the Rear Arm
completely, I worked the Rear Arm up and down to check the
Swing Arm and the Relay Linkage bushings to see how they
felt and sounded..This bike had missed a number of Grease Jobs
in its life and the pivoting up and down felt rough, dry, scratchy and sandy.

I replaced or cleaned-up all of the Collars, Bushs, and
Solid Bushings in the Swing Arm/Relay Linkage.

The Oil Seals were all replaced.

All of these are available from Yamaha.

Very Solid ride, on/off road.

Now, I got a like-new(probably, better than new)
Suspension, Front and Rear on my 23 year-old bike.


youngfred


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