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Need help with adjusting the suspension....
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<blockquote data-quote="r1byker" data-source="post: 424724" data-attributes="member: 14322"><p>You'll know real quick if your settings are too soft because the bike will wallow up and down like '76 Cadillac and it'll feel uncertain through turns. Ideally, your preload front and rear should match so that when you hit a dip, the bike goes down and up evenly, not with a pogo feeling that happens when one's too soft in relation to the other end.</p><p></p><p>This is a sweet handling bike but it can be a handful if the suspension isn't set up right, and that will take some time and experimenting.</p><p></p><p>I wonder if the engineers at Yamaha thought that most people in the world weighed 160 lbs. (my weight) when they designed the suspension. I hardly had to make any changes at all (2 clicks firmer on rebound at the rear and front) to make mine perfect....for me. I'm even tempted to go about 2 lbs. less on tire pressure front and rear; the recommended pressures gives a bit of a harsh ride.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="r1byker, post: 424724, member: 14322"] You'll know real quick if your settings are too soft because the bike will wallow up and down like '76 Cadillac and it'll feel uncertain through turns. Ideally, your preload front and rear should match so that when you hit a dip, the bike goes down and up evenly, not with a pogo feeling that happens when one's too soft in relation to the other end. This is a sweet handling bike but it can be a handful if the suspension isn't set up right, and that will take some time and experimenting. I wonder if the engineers at Yamaha thought that most people in the world weighed 160 lbs. (my weight) when they designed the suspension. I hardly had to make any changes at all (2 clicks firmer on rebound at the rear and front) to make mine perfect....for me. I'm even tempted to go about 2 lbs. less on tire pressure front and rear; the recommended pressures gives a bit of a harsh ride. [/QUOTE]
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