VegasSD
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Good start here:
thewall67
TheJoker
thewall67
The lilttle I've learnt about suspension setup I've read online, and from magazines, but the more important is to put it into practise.
You'll need a notebook, tools, and a road that you're familiar with. Ideally. Or as I did, just change the suspension, ride for more than 30mins on the roads you like, then evaluate. Make adjustment, jot the changes down, go ride, evaluate. Don't be afraid to "scrap" your settings and go back to standard. Never adjust more than one or two clicks in one go. Try to do as few changes as possible when you do changes.
It can take a long time, but after a while you'll start to recognise what a certain setting does.
If you want to speed things up, you can try to stick the settings to standard, and then dial one of the settings completely out to the stop, then do it the other way, and then set it back to stop, then find next "victim", and so forth. Once you've done, that you should have a feeling about how each setting feels when it's totally out. But be careful, your bike might handle like a sack of potatoes or a Harley.
I'd also be interested in knowing what settings people are running if they've deviated from standard settings.
Oh, and spending a few minutes in a program like MS Word, to draw up a notes-sheet with columns for each setting can be a life saver when you're out there on the road trying to figure out what settings you're fidding with. I cut down a pencil and used a ball-point-pen's cap to prevent it from writing in my pocket. I also made a little "screwdriver" that I could comfortably have in my pocket of my leathers. This way I could easily focus on my adjustments rather than remembering things etc.
You'll need a notebook, tools, and a road that you're familiar with. Ideally. Or as I did, just change the suspension, ride for more than 30mins on the roads you like, then evaluate. Make adjustment, jot the changes down, go ride, evaluate. Don't be afraid to "scrap" your settings and go back to standard. Never adjust more than one or two clicks in one go. Try to do as few changes as possible when you do changes.
It can take a long time, but after a while you'll start to recognise what a certain setting does.
If you want to speed things up, you can try to stick the settings to standard, and then dial one of the settings completely out to the stop, then do it the other way, and then set it back to stop, then find next "victim", and so forth. Once you've done, that you should have a feeling about how each setting feels when it's totally out. But be careful, your bike might handle like a sack of potatoes or a Harley.
I'd also be interested in knowing what settings people are running if they've deviated from standard settings.
Oh, and spending a few minutes in a program like MS Word, to draw up a notes-sheet with columns for each setting can be a life saver when you're out there on the road trying to figure out what settings you're fidding with. I cut down a pencil and used a ball-point-pen's cap to prevent it from writing in my pocket. I also made a little "screwdriver" that I could comfortably have in my pocket of my leathers. This way I could easily focus on my adjustments rather than remembering things etc.