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Suspension Settings Recommended by Dave Moss
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<blockquote data-quote="A41Billy" data-source="post: 1087313" data-attributes="member: 28119"><p>I just wanted to report back after I finally got my bike suspension dialed in. Dave Moss adjusted the forks best he could and the shock was spent. The bike was much better after this adjustment, but the shock was ruining the experience.</p><p></p><p>I replaced the rear oem shock w/ an Ohlins YA707 with a 190 lb rider spring. It has remote preload and remote compression. What a huge difference this made! The bike felt much more solid in the back and now wouldn't collapse under hard acceleration or during hard cornering.</p><p>Now the problem had moved to the front of the bike. I had just flushed and changed the fork oil to a synthetic 15wt as Dave suggested. What an improvement! Now everything was fixed, but the geometry did not feel right as I was now fighting the bike to tip into corners and it wanted to stand back up.</p><p></p><p>A message back from Dave Moss with some suggested settings:</p><p></p><p>Forks: Set fork rebound at 8 clicks out from max, and compression at 7 clicks out. Have 4 lines showing on fork preload.</p><p></p><p>Shock: Open up the preload 3 turns and call that good. Set compression at 8-10 clicks out from max and rebound at 12 clicks out. The shock must have 8-12mm free sag and 25mm rider sag.</p><p></p><p>After a 70 mile test ride to Applegate Dam and back revealed a new bike! It now feels and handles like a dream. She turns in much easier now and holds the lean effortlessly. Front end dive has lessened and feedback from the bike seems more sensitive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="A41Billy, post: 1087313, member: 28119"] I just wanted to report back after I finally got my bike suspension dialed in. Dave Moss adjusted the forks best he could and the shock was spent. The bike was much better after this adjustment, but the shock was ruining the experience. I replaced the rear oem shock w/ an Ohlins YA707 with a 190 lb rider spring. It has remote preload and remote compression. What a huge difference this made! The bike felt much more solid in the back and now wouldn't collapse under hard acceleration or during hard cornering. Now the problem had moved to the front of the bike. I had just flushed and changed the fork oil to a synthetic 15wt as Dave suggested. What an improvement! Now everything was fixed, but the geometry did not feel right as I was now fighting the bike to tip into corners and it wanted to stand back up. A message back from Dave Moss with some suggested settings: Forks: Set fork rebound at 8 clicks out from max, and compression at 7 clicks out. Have 4 lines showing on fork preload. Shock: Open up the preload 3 turns and call that good. Set compression at 8-10 clicks out from max and rebound at 12 clicks out. The shock must have 8-12mm free sag and 25mm rider sag. After a 70 mile test ride to Applegate Dam and back revealed a new bike! It now feels and handles like a dream. She turns in much easier now and holds the lean effortlessly. Front end dive has lessened and feedback from the bike seems more sensitive. [/QUOTE]
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