Re: Suspensiob setup

[Erik Miner <axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the info Tim. Question: How much do you weight? and do you 
have Panniers installed on your bike?

Erik



>Erik, I changed the pre-load on the forks from 10 mm
>to 12mm (above the fork top), as well as adjusting the
>rebound damping from 1.5 to 1.75 turns from fully in.
>Also set the rear pre-load to 16 turns from fully in.
>Yes - these are the soft riding settings in the owners
>manual. The bike felt awful after these changes. I
>wanted a different feel from stock, but I wouldn't
>have bought the bike if the test-bike had had these
>settings. Anycase, I then changed the front pre-load
>to 11 and set the rear rebound back to 1.5. This has
>given me a compromise I like. The (to me) stock
>settings are a little too firm, although I find the
>bike more comfortable on the firmer settings I find
>the bike easier to corner if it moves more. Anyway my
>suggestion is to have a go changing your suspension -
>the changes are dramatic and its easy to change back
>to the stock settings. BTW thanks to all who responded
>to my previous request for suspension advice.
>
>Regards
>
>Tim. Blue Y2k. London.
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