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New Owner of 2010 - Suspension Feels Harsh
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<blockquote data-quote="FJRBound" data-source="post: 1171759" data-attributes="member: 82848"><p>Greetings. Got my 2010 with about 8,500 miles on it a week ago. My test ride was brief and on smooth roads. As I've encountered rougher road surfaces, I've been surprised by how, well, <em>harsh</em> the suspension feels. Now, granted, I'm coming from a pretty softly-sprung, long-travel V-Strom.</p><p></p><p>One of the first things I did after I got the bike home was to return the suspension settings to the factory defaults. Except for a little extra preload on the front, everything was pretty much already there. I've never ridden the bike with the rear adjusted in the "hard" position.</p><p></p><p>1. Given that I'm coming from the V-Strom, is my experience unusual?</p><p></p><p>2. Should I just back off the damping to achieve a little plusher ride?</p><p></p><p>Of the two other FJRs I've ridden (both 05s) one was every bit as uh, <em>firm</em> as mine -- maybe more so -- but the other seemed to soak up irregularities much more readily. I'm not sure whether either of those bikes had aftermarket suspension bits.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for sharing your thoughts...</p><p></p><p>MRV</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FJRBound, post: 1171759, member: 82848"] Greetings. Got my 2010 with about 8,500 miles on it a week ago. My test ride was brief and on smooth roads. As I've encountered rougher road surfaces, I've been surprised by how, well, [I]harsh[/I] the suspension feels. Now, granted, I'm coming from a pretty softly-sprung, long-travel V-Strom. One of the first things I did after I got the bike home was to return the suspension settings to the factory defaults. Except for a little extra preload on the front, everything was pretty much already there. I've never ridden the bike with the rear adjusted in the "hard" position. 1. Given that I'm coming from the V-Strom, is my experience unusual? 2. Should I just back off the damping to achieve a little plusher ride? Of the two other FJRs I've ridden (both 05s) one was every bit as uh, [I]firm[/I] as mine -- maybe more so -- but the other seemed to soak up irregularities much more readily. I'm not sure whether either of those bikes had aftermarket suspension bits. Thanks for sharing your thoughts... MRV [/QUOTE]
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