Re: [ST] rear spring pre-load: clicks and turns

["Philip Guy" <bike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes but the manual says that you reduce the number of turns from hard the
heavier the rider, but MCN say you increase the number of turns

Still awaiting Keith Farr's reply
Phil
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Evans" <barryevans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:22 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] rear spring pre-load: clicks and turns


> As I get the digest, I have replied to all the suspension questions in
one.
> Yikes, I find myself deep inside this and yet I'm probably the least
> qualified to do so. I just speak and try to interpret English that's all!
> Barry (ex pommie-in-the-middle)
>
> Phil,
> I don't understand you. MCN refers to 'x clicks from hard' which I
interpret
> to be the same as the manuals 'x turns from fully screwed in position'
(for
> clicks vs turns debate see below)
>
> > Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 07:56:33 +0100
> > From: "Philip Guy" <bike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [ST] rear spring pre-load: clicks and turns
> >
> > Hi Barry, I have sent a e-mail to Keith Farr who jointly wrote the
article
> > as the rear re-bound settings goes the oposite way in adjustment in the
> > manual to what they describe.  I have changed to their settings that
they
> > have used and found them to be of immense benefit, and yes it seems I
was
> > riding a wallowing monster.  When I get his reply I will post it.
>
> -------------
> Roger,
> Unfortunately there is no online edition. Possibly MCN will do so after
some
> time.... I guess they understandably want people to buy their paper! But
see
> below for a summary.
>
> > From: "Roger Castillo" <madeditor75@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [ST] rear spring pre-load: clicks and turns
> > Barry,
> >
> > Any chance there is an online version of that MCN article? I can't seem
to
> > find a hardcopy of MCN locally, and I really want to see what it says.
> >
> ---------------
> Pete,
> So wait, that's 'turns=clicks' 1 vs 'turn=2 clicks' 1 so far.
> Keeping sending those email/votes in!
> Perhaps someone from Triumph could *turn* on their computer and *click* on
> this forum (sorry couldn't resist) and enlighten us all?
>
> >
> > Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 14:19:42 +0100
> > From: "British Bull Dawg" <britishbulldawg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [ST] rear spring pre-load: clicks and turns
> >
> > The standard setting for rear preload on the ST is twelve CLICKS out,
not
> > twelve turns. That is six turns out and MCN was right.
> >
> > Pete "British Bull Dawg" Chapman
> > '02 ST, BRG
> >
> --------
> Jim,
> OK, I'll try to summarise/tabularise (can MCN readers please check), but
it
> comes with a disclaimer, cos I for one think MCN stuffed the rear preload
up
> (but I look forward to transforming the handling ;):
>
> Rider weight (in lbs [n.b.1 stone = 14 pounds- heck its you guys over the
> lake who are the ones who have refused to go metric ;)]; front preload
> (number of rings showing from top- which is not the standard way that the
> manual says, but easily undertandable); rear preload (*clicks* from hard);
> rear rebound (*turns* from hard)
>
>
> 140 (pro rider); 3.5 ; 10 ; 1
> 168 (guest rider); 2.75 ; 9 ; 1.25
> 203 (pro rider); 1.5 ; 7 ; 1.5
> 2-up; 1.5 ; 5 ; 1.75
>
> Note that for all riders they found the optimimum cold tyre pressure to be
> 36/42 (F/R).
>
> > Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 09:11:15 -0400
> > From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jim-Karl_Gagn=E9?= <jim.jay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [ST] rear spring pre-load: clicks and turns
> >
> > can you repeat the whole suspension set up described in the article
> please.
> >
> > rebound
> > rear preload
> > front preload
> >
> > also can you tell the weight in lbs. thanks.
> >
> >
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