tjcarr

Thanks very much for the response. I'm in at 75kg / 165 lbs and both front and rear suspension have been overhauled in the past 50 hours. Just changed fluids in the front forks and am using a quality 5W dedicated fork oil. I will take your advice and start off about mid-point and adjust from there. So I take it that springy/lively is what we're looking for...will do. Thanks again Update: Took Lemur's suggestion and started at mid point setting for both left and right fork. On my 98 315 it was 5 full turns out from full hard down on the left and 4 full turns out from full hard down on the right. Great suggestion..... I was within a click or two for a 75 kg/165 lb rider. Nice springy suspension. Thanks Lemur ! The rear shock adjustment is published in the manual.

The Montesa '98 315R Manual doesn't appear to publish the 'standard position' or 'factory' settings for the Paioli front fork. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good place to start for (1) Left fork tube Preload setting and the (2) Right fork tube Rebound Damping setting. Currently using the recommended 5W Fork Oil. The rear shock is published at 6 turns out from full hard down. Thanks in advance for your help. Always appreciated

Thank you both for your input. Very helpful in sorting this out.

I recently purchased a 1998 315R with the Dellorto PHBH carburetor. The bike was pretty much a stock unit and I've been updating over the past year. She now runs well with a new clutch, rebuilt F&R suspension, recent piston, good gas, a fresh plug and a clean air filter. A new reed is on the short list. No performance complaints however I hear that a carburetor upgrade will take the bike from good to better. There are several opinions scattered across the forum as to which is the best upgrade. Some offer the later PHBL as the best choice while OKO, Keilin and Mikuni are also tossed about. So my question is three-fold: 1. Was the PHBH never a really a good carburetor and should be replaced ? 2. If the PHBH should be replaced, will the PHBL be sufficient or is the OKO, Keilin or Mikuni the best investment of time and money ? 3. Will there be a noticeable return for the upgrade effort ? Thanks in advance for your thoughts and comments, tj carr