Adjusting the shock!!!

[oscarg85]

does it make a difference when riding on canyons or elsewhere if the shock is adjusted to be harder or softer?? opinions>>????:welcome:

 

[DefyInertia]

Putting it on 7 unlocks the TURBO :thumbup:

Yes it makes a difference...to get started, do you know anything about checking sag?

 

[MarinaFazer]

no, I'm a n00b to suspension too. layman's terms too!

 

[Hellgate]

Here's some great reading > Motorcycle Suspension Setup - Sport Rider

 

[oscarg85]

naaa, whats that!!! i've been wondering if by adjusting it would be bettter the ride in the twisties. Meaning that i have the standard set up which is 3 or 4 i think!!

 

[Hollow]

I am new to riding also. But here is what I have found. When I had my bike on the preload setting and I hit a bump it seemed to me the bike would bottom out hard. I weight 250 pounds so they may cause it also. Then I decided to let my wife ride. It was real bad. I pulled over and got the special wrench out of the bag under the seat and adjusted it to 7 the hardest setting. I like it much better that way. I even leave it like that when I ride alone. But I also haven't been doing twisties. I also slow down to take a curve. I don't lay all the way over I do some but not much. But like I said I like mine better on the 7 setting.

 

[FZ1inNH]

7 FTW! :steve:

I really like the 7 setting. I which I could afford a good after-market fully adjustable!