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Posted: 17:42 - 03 May 2010 Post subject: Spring Preload and Rebound Damping |
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Noticed yesterday that my Spring Preload was not set the same on the left and right bar, nearly 1 full mark out (left was on 6 and right was on 5).
I set them both to the manufacturers default of 6 marks from the top.
I then thought if that's not set evenly then what else isn't
Thought I'd set the rebound damping to default settings of 7 clicks out, I turned them both fully in and counted 3 or 4 clicks, can't remember now.
Turned them out 7 clicks each to set to default.
My question is, these settings are for a 68kg rider, now I'm around 83kg. Can anyone suggest what would be best, harder or softer preload, quicker or slower rebound, to cater for the extra weight? ____________________ ZX6R F3 |
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swiftb World Chat Champion
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Posted: 17:56 - 03 May 2010 Post subject: |
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You would normally adjust everything slightly harder and quicker. (though more preload doesnt really affect the spring rate, you would have to uprate springs for that) Generally adjust rebound and compression (if you have comp adjustment) equally. The only real way to tell is to ride it and make adjusments to suit. However, if its fine at factory settings then leave it as is. You only need to adjust settings if your having a problem (understeer, oversteer, unstable, harsh ride, wallowy ride etc.) If it aint broke dont fix it |
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MarJay But it's British!
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Posted: 19:35 - 03 May 2010 Post subject: Re: Spring Preload and Rebound Damping |
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nasty wrote: | Noticed yesterday that my Spring Preload was not set the same on the left and right bar, nearly 1 full mark out (left was on 6 and right was on 5).
I set them both to the manufacturers default of 6 marks from the top.
I then thought if that's not set evenly then what else isn't
Thought I'd set the rebound damping to default settings of 7 clicks out, I turned them both fully in and counted 3 or 4 clicks, can't remember now.
Turned them out 7 clicks each to set to default.
My question is, these settings are for a 68kg rider, now I'm around 83kg. Can anyone suggest what would be best, harder or softer preload, quicker or slower rebound, to cater for the extra weight? |
You're an average weight so just set the suspension settings to the defaults from the user manual. ____________________ British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another. |
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