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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RZ350" data-source="post: 1402664" data-attributes="member: 13475">Followup....Fred's valves showed up in record time (2 days!!!).  I gave a little thought to a fork upgrade and decided to wait until the next front tire change.  Sliding out the fork tubes and pulling the cartridges out is just a few more added steps.  I found out the general fork service work (seals and bushings replacement) really isn't hard... if your torque wrench is calibrated properly!!  I bought the special sized aluminum tubing for $17 delivered to drive the middle bushing in and that worked like a charm.Since the valves arrived so early, I tossed them in that night yet and was able to take it for short test ride last Sunday.  Although the Gen 1 valves appeared just a bit different than the Gen 2 (there was a small hole drilled in the side of the Gen 1 that I didn't see on the Gen 2 version), but the forks seem to perform about the same, regardless.  My schedule and the weather has not cooperated lately and the bike has sat now for a week since the repair, so I have yet to take it in a good long ride to get a full impression.Thanks again to Fred for his speedy delivery of parts and his suspension setup procedure.  And thanks to all for the support in this thread.</blockquote>