Re: Do Yourself a Favor and Adjust Your Suspension.
I started at 6 clicks with the thought I'd have to adjust it later. But it seems to be working for me.
Rather than add another "reply" I'll just add some additional notes here….
Remember suspension settings are really "personal", as rider weight, load carried, tires used, where you ride, what type of riding you do ultimately determines how to set your suspension
While I don't want to get too deep into intricacies of motorcycle suspension, I'd suggest to anyone to know/remember the function of each component of your suspension. Meaning what the Spring or preload is used for, compression and rebound damping settings as well. They all have a specific function and that function doesn't change. One thing I see people do and I'm guilty as I did it as noted in my first post is use the Preload to "soften" the ride.. Ummm no…
We also have to remember what the primary purpose of suspension is, which is to keep the tires in contact with the ground. Comfort is really secondary. One could say though that if your suspension is properly set-up (spring, valving, adjusted) it is comfortable.. Which I find to be true. If you are super-slabbing it looking for a "softer" ride, or tearing it up on the off-road and want a stiffer suspension, that really becomes a function of spring rates and valving…
Also remember your suspension isn't going to handle every situation. When I raced I remember one time trying to adjust my suspension for one particularly bad bump on the track. I spent lots of track time trying to "tune" that feature of the track out. When I got it to handle that bump, it didn't handle the bumps on the other 99% of the track. Talked to the track-side suspension support guy who told me to tune for the majority of the track and not that "ONE" feature. Just "ride" around it (meaning not to actually ride around it, but to deal with it).
Some may say I'm over-simplyfing suspension. Yeah, I am. I can go into more detail, but it gets more confusing. IMO, the basics will get you 90% of the way there…
bignick1972 said:
Did you adjust all the setting to" 6" clicks?