Bump and wax.

struan80 · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Nov 2014 Karma :

Hello.

Does softening the bump and rebound rear damping reduce the ride height when at a stand still?

Increasing the preload. If I understand correctly it is compression of the spring using a .C-spanner to turn the grooved rings on the shock body?

I've got my new bike on order and have got the low seat and lowering link oprion but want the bike as low as possible as I'm short arse.

Pros and cons of chain oil and wax. I gave up on the scotoiler, messy blooming thing. Thinking about wax as it is 'cleaner'.

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

No, adjusting the damping alters the speed the suspension changes position, not the position itself.

Altering the preload will adjust loaded ride height but also alters sag.

Changing suspension settings to alter ride height is probably a bad idea, it will affect handling because they are all settings to keep the wheel on the road.

Rear ride height adjustment is best done by either fitting a different length shock or different tie bars if it's a monoshock.

If you drop the rear alone, you will also alter the rake angle which will slow down steering and if taken to an extreme, can make the steering "flop" to either side when corrnering. You would ideally also alter front ride heigh the same amount, usually by dropping the forks through the yokes. This keeps the rake angle the same but can come at a cost of reducing ground clearance and clearance between the wheel and the front of the bike. So there is a point of diminishing returns.
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struan80 · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Nov 2014 Karma :

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Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

+1 for getting it set up professionally especially if you have fancy suspension.

My Street Triple R was awful out of the box. I played around but couldn't get it right. In the end I went to one of those suspension specialists at a track day and it was brilliant once they had set it up right for me. I'd have never got it that good in a month of Sundays.
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