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If the forks feel too stiff over small bumps try decreasing the weight (increasing
the viscosity) of the fork oil.
Rear suspension troubleshooting.
Damping
Always start with standard settings and make damping changes in no more than
two click increments and only make one change at a time.
Symptom
Action
Rear end feels stiff on small bumps
Softer compression damping
Rear end ‘sways’ on straights
Harder compression damping
Bike tends to jump ‘rear end high’
Harder rebound damping
Bike tends to jump ‘rear end low’
Softer rebound damping
Frequent rear end bottoming
Harder compression damping
Bottoms after end of continuous bumps
Softer rebound damping
Rear end ‘kicks’ over square edge bumps
1) Harder rebound, 2) Softer
Compression
Proactive Suspension Adjustments
Once you have the suspension adjusted for decent overall feel, you can make
proactive adjustments when faced with different racing conditions.
Situation
Actions
Sand track
Lower the rear end (increase race sag).
Sand track
Stiffer compression and rebound damping.
Long fast track
Lower the forks in the clamps by 3 mm.
Tight slow track
Raise the forks in the clamps by 3 mm.
Mud track
Lower the bike if the rider has difficulties
touching the ground.
Rear shock
The rear shock on your Cobra is adjustable to your riders weight and riding style
by changing the spring rate (stiffness) of the spring and / or by changing the
damping valves.
Due to the complexities of the shock absorber internals, Cobra recommends that
you either send the shock back to us for damping valve changes or send the
shock to a competent suspension specialist such as PR2.
Cobra offers stiffer and softer shock springs depending on the weight of your
rider. See the Parts Shock section or the Optional component section at the
beginning of the manual for these other components.