TheSlowGuy
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- Dec 31, 2001
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Help!
I need some help setting up the suspension on my TT-R250. I'm 225 lbs, so the stock settings are a bit soft for me.
A few basic questions:
I want to set front and rear sag to ~100mm for this bike, correct? The front "preload" is only adjustable via air, and that is only up to 5psi. Is my only other option to add spacers?
The rear shock has the threaded collar and locknut type of preload adjustment. What type of tool do you recomend for this? On my streetbike I used a hammer and a screwdriver, and managed to mangle both collars pretty well. Lesson learned. :(
How do you know how to get the compression and rebound damping rates in the ballpark? On street bikes we do the "bounce" test - jump on the pegs and handlebars, and make sure on the way down it takes about a half second and on the way up it doesn't bounce. Pretty scientific I know, but it works decently enough. Any tricks like that for dirt bikes?
Thanks,
TSG
Faithfully getting smoked since 12/01
I need some help setting up the suspension on my TT-R250. I'm 225 lbs, so the stock settings are a bit soft for me.
A few basic questions:
I want to set front and rear sag to ~100mm for this bike, correct? The front "preload" is only adjustable via air, and that is only up to 5psi. Is my only other option to add spacers?
The rear shock has the threaded collar and locknut type of preload adjustment. What type of tool do you recomend for this? On my streetbike I used a hammer and a screwdriver, and managed to mangle both collars pretty well. Lesson learned. :(
How do you know how to get the compression and rebound damping rates in the ballpark? On street bikes we do the "bounce" test - jump on the pegs and handlebars, and make sure on the way down it takes about a half second and on the way up it doesn't bounce. Pretty scientific I know, but it works decently enough. Any tricks like that for dirt bikes?
Thanks,
TSG
Faithfully getting smoked since 12/01
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