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Riding experience
Beginner:
Soft spring with rebound.
Experienced:
Harder spring.
Rider’s weight
Heavy:
Hard spring.
Light:
Soft spring.
Type of racing circuit
- Many corners:
Lower the front end slightly (Raise the fork tubes 5 mm).This increases
agility.
- Fast course with many jumps:
Raise the fornt end slightly (Lower the fork tubes 5 mm).
- Deep potholes or sandy ground:
Raise the front end slightly to gain stability.
After making such preliminary adjustments, begin the actual on-track testing
and evaluation.
CAUTION
1 - Make changes one step at a time.
2 - Make sure the rider is consistent in this evaluation.
3 - A change in the front suspension requires a change in the rear,
and vice versa.
Front and rear compatibility:
Use this procedure to determine if the suspension is balanced. Place the mo-
torcycle upright. While standing next to the right side of the motorcycle, hold
the front brake and press the rear brake pedal
fi
rmly. If the motorcycle main-
tains its level attitude as the suspension is compressed, the spring rates are
well balanced. Sit astride the motorcycle and take a riding posture. Next check
to see that the motorcycle is in a horizontal position. If one end drops notice-
ably more than the other, the front and rear are not compatible and must be
readjusted to achieve a better balance.
This is one of the most e
ff
ective adjustment procedures but suspension set-
tings will vary depending on the conditions at the terrain and the rider´s pref-
erences.
Does the motorcycle skids when driving down hill or when accelerating out of a curve?
Front fork is too soft.
1. Increase the compression or rebound damping.
2. Increase the oil level 10 mm.
3. Use a harder spring, or increase spring preload.
Does the front end tends to turn inward?
Front fork is too soft.
1. Increase the compression or rebound damping.
2. Increase the oil level 10 mm.
Does the front end slips when entering in a curve?
1. Decrease the compression or rebound damping.
2. Bleed air trapped in the fork.
3. Decrease the oil level 10-20 mm.
4. Use a softer spring.
Does the front fork fails to respond to small potholes while managing wide turns?
Front Fork is hard:
1. Decrease the compression or rebound damping.
2. Decrease the oil level 10 mm.
3. Use softer duty spring.
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