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Re: Suspension tips?



Jon,
    Went for 4 turns front and rear after my first laps at Willow Springs (lunchtime) and left the rebound at stock. It helped immensely as this is a very highspeed track. Couldn't keep up with the
locals (GSXR's and such) but was more presentable and comfortable. I'm at 185 lbs.
            Have some good rides,
                                            Jim

Jonathan Schulster wrote:

> Hi all,
> Had a fine time yesterday scooting around the Hessiche-Spessart nr Aschaffenberg (try the Schollkrippen 'race track' - 10km of madness with perfect camber and surface, if you live in the area!).
> I made the following adjustments to the suspension, which seemed to enormously improve control without any adverse effect on comfort over bumps, small animals (only joking) etc.
>
> Front pre-load
> +1 turn clockwise (stock was showing 10mm ie. two rings clearance above triple clamp) - this brings it to about 8mm (estimate)
>
> Rear-Pre load (through hole in frame)
> Stock is 10 turns out from 'full in'
> I added +1 turn clockwise for 9 turns out from full-in
>
> Rear Compression/Re-bournd damping
> +0.25 turns
> stock is 1.5 turns out; I use 1.25 turns from full-in position.
>
> Perhaps others have tried different from stock settings and could recommend them or comment on these?
>
> thanks
> Jonathan (74kg = 163lb unsprung bodyweight!)
>
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