Adjusting the rear shock...

A little help here guys..I have reached the point where its not me its the bike...I am looking to adjust the rear susupension...The dealership set it for me but now I need a little more stiffness..I took it back and they did not have the spanner wrench to adjust the nut...will someone please tell me the proper procedure for this...Thanks in advance...

 

It's around page 138 in the Owner's Manual. I have the ABS so that just has a knob to turn so I'm not sure if the spanner they show is the same as the one used during chain tension adjustment. Looks like it has seven settings for preload plus the damping adjustment.

Positions 3 to 7: for when the motorcycle is more heavily loaded. (Also increase spring pre-load for stiffer rear suspension.)
Position 2: standard position.
Position 1: for a light load and smooth road conditions.

Did you adjust your damping already? That is just a small screw on the shock. Mine came set fully to the soft position. I recently turned it to the full hard setting and backed off about 1/2 turn, that seemed to help a lot.

 

You are the man...I think I am going with position 4...I really havent set up the suspension with anyone that knows better...so its kind of a tial and error thing...I adjust, ride, adjust, ride...then repeat...Good info and page numbers...thanks...

 

Suspension setup is a whole process to set sag and several other things, I am not really familiar with the details. It seems I have seen that the more big boned riders or those hauling lots of gear or riding two up need the preload set as high as it will go and even then it could use some more.

 

Someone was kind enough to post this in a thread I had recently started. Hopefully you will find it as useful as I did.

http://vfrworld.com/forums/suspension-articles/4-suspension-setup.html