nitjay - hrc Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 I dont really know that much about this sort of thing, but what do those (in my case black and red) things do on top of my suspension forks, you can turn them and they have a plus and a minus on them, are they for adjusting the front forks? If so how should i have them set? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grib Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 (edited) They are for adjusting the compression & rebound damping Read this for an explanation of how to set up your suspension. Edited January 15, 2006 by Grib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czjmp6 Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 The one on the right with the "E" on it is rebound damping (E for extension, apparently), and the one on the left is compression damping. Can't help you on settings - I'm still trying to get mine sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitjay - hrc Posted January 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 I have read through that whole article, and it explains what all the different adjustments do but my front suspension is quite stiff and requires a fair amount of force for it to go down, i find it very hard to load it standing still, i read that i need to reduce compression/rebound damping and this is done with the things at the top? do they need to be set the same? as ive always noticed the left hand one is screwed further out than the other. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket man Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 To be honest if the way the forks are set up feels ok i wouldnt alter them because you might find youself always searching for the right setting never to be satisfied. Why fix what isnt broke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasgas Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 Nitjay, you can set the comp and extension any way you like. They work loose from each other. My suggestion is, as you said you find them stiff/hard to let some oil out of the tubes/forks as this is probably causing the harsness. Maybe the former owner poured to much oil in the legs. Go to the Gasgasusa page and find the exploded view of the forks. Measure the amount that is coming out and check with the manual how much shld be in there. The comp and extension screws are not so sophiscated in a trials bike. Hence you almost feel nothing at all changing these settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrc1 Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 Those adjusters have no real effect, on early gasser forks. Just set both to min - fully towards minus sign. Forks take (I think..) about 300cc of sae 5. If too heavily damped try sae 2.5 or mix of 2.5 & 5. Note air bleeder screw (tiny, prob mullered now) and relase air after riding to save seals. You may want to file groove in plastic adjusters to access screw. Lastly check forks are alligned - slacken spingle clamp & brace & bounce a few times, then re-tighten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitjay - hrc Posted January 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 Right thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.