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Suspension....again (sorry)
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Although it's tempting to ask for the correct settings (and the easy way out) it's not going to do you any good, and I speak from experience having done just that and then found out they weren't right for my setup and requirements. Unless you know the full history of your bike no-one will know what condition your forks are in, whether the internals have been tinkered with, if they've ever been serviced, if the oil is still what Yamaha put in all those years ago etc. Also only you know what roads you ride, how hard you ride, whether you prefer a firm or plush setup.........

It's not difficult to get the preload set by setting the sag, then it's a case of playing with the compression and rebound (probably in that order). A good way of doing this is to get a mate to ride with you and change the settings without you knowing which way and by how much and then take a short ride and try to guess, this helps you concentrate on if and how the ride has changed and whether it's better or worse than the previous setting. It doesn't take long to find what works for you. It doesn't really matter what settings you start with as long as you have adjustment either way but standard is compression 6 clicks out from fully in and rebound 7 clicks out (assuming GEN1)
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Suspension....again (sorry) - by Super_Monkey - 22-03-12, 05:37 PM
Re: Suspension....again (sorry) - by devilsyam - 22-03-12, 06:06 PM
Re: Suspension....again (sorry) - by PieEater - 22-03-12, 08:22 PM

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