sawtooth Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Need a little info here, trying to set my suspension up, I guess I'm aiming for 1/3 race sag, and my preferred riding style would be described as hoppy & bouncy. I weigh 87KG and the bike is an '04 pro 280cc So what actual adjustment do I have without changing oils or springs? The rear sag I'm guessing can be set by adjusting the preload. So what about the front, all I see are screws marked "C" & "R" which I'm guessing are Compression & Rebound, so how do I set the preload? Also with regards to a bouncier bike, what should I be adjusting? I don't want to go replacing the springs as I'm selling the bike this winter, just want to get it somewhere handy for the next few months riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richt Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 The C & R are just for damping. To increase the pre load you would have to make some spacers to fit between the spring and the fork cap. I used the plastic centre from a roll of insulation tape was the perfect size, then cut it round the middle to make two x 10mm spacers. It might not sound much but it made quite a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawtooth Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 The C & R are just for damping. To increase the pre load you would have to make some spacers to fit between the spring and the fork cap. I used the plastic centre from a roll of insulation tape was the perfect size, then cut it round the middle to make two x 10mm spacers. It might not sound much but it made quite a difference. Ahh that'll be why I couldn't figure it out then. Well as the bikes being sold soon I'll probably not bother messing messing about to that extent. On the other subject of a bouncy setup, whats need to achieve that? So far I have my compression all the way out and my rebound all the way in IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richt Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 For bouncy, Both rebound and compression fully out. (No Damping) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawtooth Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 For bouncy, Both rebound and compression fully out. (No Damping) Ok thanks, will try that. What is the adjustment screw on the rear shock, rebound or compression? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richt Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I'm pretty sure it does both combined so turn that fully out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawtooth Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I'm pretty sure it does both combined so turn that fully out. Ah ok well that makes sense, thanks :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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