Your Suspension Settings
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06-01-2007 | 04:21 AM
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Your Suspension Settings
Have any of you guys been messing with the suspension adjustments and come up with a setting that is ideal for your weight/riding style? If so can you post:
1. Your weight("dry" weight and with gear)
2. Riding style
3. Front Compression
4. Rear Rebound
5. Rear Compression
6. Rear Shock Pre-load
I have been messing around with the Front so far and feel that 5 clicks out is ideal for the pavement but it bottoms out sometimes off-road, so I am now at 4 clicks out. The rear is more involved and I have yet todeviate from stock so Ineed you guy's expertise.
Here are my stats.
1. 185 lbs "dry" weight. Aprox 200 lbs w/ full gear
2. On/Off Road. Mostly technical trail riding for off-road.
3. 4 clicks out.
4. Stock 16 clicks out(Untouched)
5. Stock 12 clicks out(Untouched)
6. Stock position(Untouched)
1. Your weight("dry" weight and with gear)
2. Riding style
3. Front Compression
4. Rear Rebound
5. Rear Compression
6. Rear Shock Pre-load
I have been messing around with the Front so far and feel that 5 clicks out is ideal for the pavement but it bottoms out sometimes off-road, so I am now at 4 clicks out. The rear is more involved and I have yet todeviate from stock so Ineed you guy's expertise.
Here are my stats.
1. 185 lbs "dry" weight. Aprox 200 lbs w/ full gear
2. On/Off Road. Mostly technical trail riding for off-road.
3. 4 clicks out.
4. Stock 16 clicks out(Untouched)
5. Stock 12 clicks out(Untouched)
6. Stock position(Untouched)
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06-01-2007 | 04:29 AM
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RE: Your Suspension Settings
Not to knock the need to set up a bike for your weight, but why is everyone so concerned about suspension. I heard that a soft suspension is better on trails anyway. Ever since I got this bike all I did was to max out everything and the bike is perfect for me, and I just weighed myself last night and I hit the scales at 260, I know I must have gained 30 lbs since last summer, sheesh I gotta do something soon. Oh well. But really if you are not jumping the bike like me why worry so much about it? Sorry if I just don't get it. But my bike handles so well on the trails and the street, I laugh at recommended suspension suggestions. But that's just me. Oh and by theway I'm going on the Atkins diet again, I went on it 4 years ago and lost 35 lbs and had so much energy my wife was hiding from me. So I guess my goal weight is anything under the 200 mark. Hey who knows that may just translate to more power in my already awesome bike......maybe
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06-01-2007 | 04:36 AM
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RE: Your Suspension Settings
ORIGINAL: deej
Not to knock the need to set up a bike for your weight, but why is everyone so concerned about suspension. I heard that a soft suspension is better on trails anyway. Ever since I got this bike all I did was to max out everything and the bike is perfect for me, and I just weighed myself last night and I hit the scales at 260, I know I must have gained 30 lbs since last summer, sheesh I gotta do something soon. Oh well. But really if you are not jumping the bike like me why worry so much about it? Sorry if I just don't get it. But my bike handles so well on the trails and the street, I laugh at recommended suspension suggestions. But that's just me. Oh and by theway I'm going on the Atkins diet again, I went on it 4 years ago and lost 35 lbs and had so much energy my wife was hiding from me. So I guess my goal weight is anything under the 200 mark. Hey who knows that may just translate to more power in my already awesome bike......maybe
Not to knock the need to set up a bike for your weight, but why is everyone so concerned about suspension. I heard that a soft suspension is better on trails anyway. Ever since I got this bike all I did was to max out everything and the bike is perfect for me, and I just weighed myself last night and I hit the scales at 260, I know I must have gained 30 lbs since last summer, sheesh I gotta do something soon. Oh well. But really if you are not jumping the bike like me why worry so much about it? Sorry if I just don't get it. But my bike handles so well on the trails and the street, I laugh at recommended suspension suggestions. But that's just me. Oh and by theway I'm going on the Atkins diet again, I went on it 4 years ago and lost 35 lbs and had so much energy my wife was hiding from me. So I guess my goal weight is anything under the 200 mark. Hey who knows that may just translate to more power in my already awesome bike......maybe
Actually on the Sport Rider magazine website, they had the recommended suspension setting for my CBR600RR & the R1150R and I copied it exactly. It works great! Especially on the CBR, albeit a little on the stiff side....but then again, I didn't buy this bike for comfort. Seriously, the suspension setting does make a huge difference. I at one time had the setting so screwed up on the R1150R, it handled like crap.
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06-01-2007 | 02:42 PM
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RE: Your Suspension Settings
Front forks are 4-clicks out, everything else should be stock. Unless the previous 2 owners screwed those setting too. One day I'll make sure everything is stock setup, but for now, the KLX250 handles nicely on pavement and on washboard dirt roads. I'm just enjoying the ride.
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06-01-2007 | 02:57 PM
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RE: Your Suspension Settings
ORIGINAL: FM_Thumper
Have any of you guys been messing with the suspension adjustments and come up with a setting that is ideal for your weight/riding style? If so can you post:
Have any of you guys been messing with the suspension adjustments and come up with a setting that is ideal for your weight/riding style? If so can you post:
I set mine to the same as lordvngr in this thread and mine feels much better (no complaints)
https://www.kawasakiforums.com/m_72245/tm.htm
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06-01-2007 | 04:27 PM
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RE: Your Suspension Settings
Wow deej! You are on the stock springs? I'm in at about 180 and the front springs were way to soft. When I replaced just the springs and oil, set the sag and got all the clickers adjusted it was a huge difference for the better.I thinkif you changed out both your front and back springs for your weight you would probably change your mind. I would be very surprised if you didn't think it was one of the best or not the best "Mods" you've done to your bike. An even greater improvement, and worth it to me, was a pro suspension job. That however, would cost at least twice as much as just replacing the springs yourself.
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