Setting up Your Suspension

The other day I was on a ride with a few other guys and we began asking each other about how to set up our suspensions. We all looked at each other like :suspicious:. None of us really knew what rebound, preload, dampening, spring rate, etc., etc. really are., so I am wondering if someone out there in VFR land could write a quick and dirty explanation on how you set up your suspension front and rear or has a good link to read.

My bike handles well right now or at least I think does, because I have only been riding a sport bike for a year and a half and don't know any better, but I want to make sure it is set up correctly. I found this link that looks pretty informative:

http://www.sportrider.com/tech/motorcycle_suspension/index.html

Thanks.

 

Yep, Day and night difference in setting your suspension right for you, key word there "You" What would work for you wouldn't work for your friend more than likely. Pretty simple, yet takes that 3rd sense too. I'd like to believe there's someone in your area to help out, as it really is a hands on thing to explain. seems simple enough to read but doing it makes it all come clear.

 

You can give a look here. http://www.sportrider.com/tech/motorcycle_suspension/index.html
There are forums around that give step by step guides too. There are also some videos on you tube. You can search by SAG SETTINGS. Brian

 

That link has some good info. The settings there can be only be used as a starting place, since they don't list the riders weight and such. Your final settings will be different, based on how you like to ride, how you want the bike to feel and your areas roads.

One of the things I've learned from the track, make big changes (ONE thing at a time) to see what it does to your bike. You probably won't feel anything by just adding a click here or there. If you do a bunch of things all at once, and it feels bad, you won't know which to change back.

Mark down the settings you have now, so you have something to go back to in case you get frustrated. Have Fun!

 

Passenger on the back of the bike means additional preload on the rear spring...



...if only I had a spanner wrench in the toolkit... but real tool kits are going the way of paper software documentation.