Suspension Settings.........

[.Cheetah.]

This is an awesome write up on setting your suspension yourself. Thought it could get some use around here.......



http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=252234

[Krash]

great basic set up information, everyone should do that set up at a minumum. If you havent done that, you dont know what your missing

[FREQUENCY 24.7]

heres a nice vid to go along with the write up

http://www.onthethrottle.com/content/view/73/40/

[{Morbid}]

great basic set up information, everyone should do that set up at a minumum. If you havent done that, you dont know what your missing

Once I put the base settings in mine, I realized how much I was fighting the bike in turns. If you never make it out to see The Englishman on one of the suspension set-up nights, I would highly recommend doing this ATLEAST


You can also go HERE( <--- link) to get the base settings for your specific bike.

[benjiboy]

When you get it right the bike will have power steering wherever you want it to go

[.Cheetah.]

Ill never listen to someone elses settings again.............



The Englishman has a special place in my heart.

[The Englishman]

Ill never listen to someone elses settings again.............



The Englishman has a special place in my heart.

That's actually a good article, it is difficult to describe in writing what you need to see on the machine. I set everyones bikes up with a good ballance and good base settings.

For those of you who are interested in setting suspension and learning more, take a note of these settings on your bike and keep them as a reference to fall back on. Once you have ridden your bike for a while and have got to know how it feels, you can start to make small changes which you will be able to feel. Work with one end at a time and I would say the rear first; Your pre-load needs to be left alone for now and is one of thos areas that is fairly difficult to identify problems other than the obvious. The easiest area to start with, is the rebound damping. Try taking off 2 clicks/half a turn of rebound and note how the bike feels, then put on 2 clicks/half a turn (from original setting point) and note how the bike feels. Repeat this process on the front only after re-setting the rear, then you can move onto compression damping, repeating this process. This will help you as a rider identify handling issues, for example, when/if you ride two up, you will notice the bike feels like it did when you took off two turns of rear rebound! Now you know to increase the rebound damping to compensate and if the bike is sitting low/sqwatting at the rear, increase the preload 1 click or about 1 1/2 turns.

Experience is gained by experiencing the various conditions, A good article combined with experience, will produce good results and a satisfied and confident rider.