RustyKnight In: Newton Aycliffe
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I'm trying to set up my monoshock to get the best out of a load of sh*te.
Can anyone explain how to set up pre-load, damping and rebound damping properly. I know how to adjust it but i'd like to know what the effects are on the bike as a whole, what their reaction is to each other but more importantly how to measure the adjustments so I can get a 'feel' for what's going on when I change the settings.
I've googled it and read about it but only get loads of techi jargon and most of it bike specific. Surely there must be a rule of thumb when it comes to the 'average' bike?
Makes me chuckle how blokes have to mess with things. If it aint broke, why fix it??? I've no doubt my bike could be set up better, but it works so thats good enough for me lol
Afraid not just blokes ... Im sooo nosey I like to figure out how things work and I like to try to fix things myself too ... some peeps like to know and others dont :)
Iv fixed allsorts and sense of achievement is wicked ... :)
bluesbiker In: Birmingham in th
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Not sure exactly what is was you needed to know terry.
did explain a little bit on another thread. Was it something specific to the fazer or how preload and rebound damping work together?
terry it is a good question my friend i would allso like to know the basics as mine dont feel right either
its better two up wich tells me that the compresion is too hard
but it bounces at the front wich tells me the rebound too fast
im gonna try and find the origanal setting and start from there as some one sugested on gpz500 thread and DC im sure you fiddle with your horses in some way dont you ? in a good way i mean
RustyKnight In: Newton Aycliffe
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All I need to know lads is after adjusting any of the settings, how do I get a feel for how it's changed then i'll understand what I need to do get the best out of it.
From what i've read so far Neal it's getting the static sag as near as poss before you start making adjustments. That is with the bike stood upright without the rider sat on it and take a measurement from the ground to a high point on the tail. Then sit on it and lift your feet while someone measures between the same 2 points. The difference between the two measurements is the static sag and there's a manufacturers reference for it based in my case on a little jap fella sat on it. If you can set the damping within that spec your at the neutral point in your shock settings for you and your bike then you fiddle from there.
bluesbiker In: Birmingham in th
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It's all to do with how it feels for you rusty.
There should be a set of default settinfgs for a single rider in your owners manual. if that feel soft for you preload the springs a bit more till it feels firm enough.
the more you preload the spring, the faster its gonna return once its compressed so to slow down the spring expanding you stiffen the rebound damping.
But you'll only really know by interpreting whats going on while you ride it. also if you use a lot of front brake stiffening up the damping and preload on the front can stop some weight transfer and make twisty fast rides a bit easier.
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