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I am getting back into motocross after a 7 year hiatus. took my bike to the track and the braking bumps almost fractured my wrists it was so choppy. I am 195 lb w gear and the rear spring is a little too soft, I set the sag and now the free sag is a little tight. However in corners its like the front doesn't even work, like I'm riding a bicycle with no forks. Im not a slower rider and I am heavy for the bike so I don't know why it won't absorb more when in turns. Only went out a couple times with this bike. Stock fork springs are 4.8 kg. Called enzo and the tech recommended stiffer fork springs? said I could be riding toward the middle of the stroke creating a tighter more harsh ride since it is more compressed. I honestly don't know if I need stiffer or softer front since I have been out the game for almost a decade. Anyone else getting the same results through braking bumps??

I have a 2021 kx450 and I am having really bad rear end swap over any braking bumps, acceleration bumps, and square edge bumps. The guys I ride with have told me my rear end is all over the place. Recently my rear end kicked hard left off the lip of a 3rd gear jump and sent me for a wild ride that I was lucky to walk away from with some scrapes and a little soreness. It doesn't kick up into my butt at all, just goes left to right. I'm always gripping super tight with my feet and legs trying to keep the bike center on acceleration or braking because it really is always a problem. I feel like it seems to be to the left first most of the time. (Not sure if that matters) The bike is in excellent shape. All maintenance done. No slack in the suspension, bearings, wheels etc. The bike is well maintained. I am a fast, aggressive, vet rider, 175 pounds. I am running the stock suspension settings other than forks up 2.5mm in clamps and +15ml oil in each of the front forks to help with bottoming. (another issue, hard bottoming forks) Suspension settings are: (mostly stock) Forks; rebound out 12, compression out 14, forks up 2.5 mm (stock, flush to top), oil level 325ml (stock, 310ml), tire pressure 13 psi Shock; rebound out 12, High-Speed 1.25 turns out, low-speed 18 out, sag 105, tire pressure 13 psi. I recently tried a 1/4 turn out on High-speed to soften the rear a little and maybe absorb more of the bumps but it actually made it worse. Which tends to make me think that I might be having packing issues. I am thinking I have a few options to try. 1. I could try stiffening the rear high and/or low speed compression. Maybe I'm blowing through the stroke due to being too soft and causing packing. Would that make sense if I find the front soft also? Maybe the rear is too soft too? 2. I can go out on the rebound dampening allowing the wheel to return faster potentially helping with the packing. 3. I can send my suspension away to have it revalved to be stiffer. If there is a fast rider that can comment on this option it would be appreciated. I feel like I am fairly decent rider and I ride with some fast guys but I am limited in my experience. All the guys I ride with won't ride my bike because it's too soft. I bottom out a lot, and hard sometimes. I over and under shoot jumps all the time. The thing is, it doesn't bother me other than how hard I bottom. It hurts the wrists and ankles. I am healthy, fit and strong and I feel like I can take harder landings if my suspension were up to it. Can stiffer suspension overall be the solution to this problem? Any comments here would be helpful. Thanks